Spelt, zucchini and lemon cake

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  • Prep Time

    20 mins

  • Cook Time

    1 hr

  • Total Time

    1 hr 20 mins

  • Servings

    10 slices

  • Calories

    440 kcal

  • Course

    Dessert

Spelt, zucchini and lemon cake

This Spelt Zucchini and Lemon Cake is a beautiful, moist, dairy free cake with a fresh zing of lemon. And it is a wonderful way to get kids to eat their vegetables!

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Ingredients

Servings
  • 150 g coconut oil 5 ¼ oz
  • 275 g raw sugar 1¼ cups
  • 3 egg
  • 300 g zucchini grated
  • lemon zest and juice of 2 large
  • 300 g wholemeal spelt flour 2 cups
  • 60 g almond meal ½ cup, ground almonds
  • 1 tsp baking powder ½
  • tsp bicarbonate of soda baking, ½ quantity
  • GLAZE:
  • ½ cup icing sugar
  • ½ tsp lemon zest
  • lemon juice of half

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 180 celsius (350 Fahrenheit) and grease a 23cm (9 inch) cake tin and line the base and sides with baking paper.
  2. Place the coconut oil, sugar and eggs in a bowl and whisk to combine. Stir through the zucchini, lemon juice and zest. Place the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and ground almonds in a separate bowl and stir to combine. Add the dry mixture to the wet and mix until well combined.
  3. Pour the mixture into the prepared tin and smooth the top. Bake for 50 minutes to 1 hour, or until cooked. Remove the cake from the tin and allow to cool on a wire rack.
  4. To make the glaze mix the icing sugar, lemon zest and juice until you have a pourable consistency. Pour the glaze over the top of the cake.

Nutrition Information

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Calories 440kcal (22%) Carbohydrates 57g (19%) Protein 7g (14%) Fat 20g (31%) Saturated Fat 13g (65%) Cholesterol 49mg (16%) Sodium 23mg (1%) Potassium 154mg (3%) Fiber 4g (16%) Sugar 34g (68%) Vitamin A 130IU (3%) Vitamin C 5.5mg (6%) Calcium 50mg (5%) Iron 2.2mg (12%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 10slices

Amount Per Serving

Calories 440 kcal

% Daily Value*

Calories 440kcal 22%
Carbohydrates 57g 19%
Protein 7g 14%
Fat 20g 31%
Saturated Fat 13g 65%
Cholesterol 49mg 16%
Sodium 23mg 1%
Potassium 154mg 3%
Fiber 4g 16%
Sugar 34g 68%
Vitamin A 130IU 3%
Vitamin C 5.5mg 6%
Calcium 50mg 5%
Iron 2.2mg 12%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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