Recipes

Lime Zucchini Cake

Vegan Lime Zucchini Cake

Megan Josol
Do you have a bunch of extra zucchini in your garden you need to process!? Well this is a great recipe to start with. It's got a sweet but fresh flavour for a nice summer snack, a go to in our house.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Cool Down 15 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Course Dessert, Snack
Servings 10 slices
Calories 302 kcal

Equipment

  • Stand-Up Mixer with Paddle Attachment
  • Loaf Pan (We use a stone one)
  • Sifter
  • Spatula

Ingredients
  

Cake

Wet Ingredients for Cake

  • 1 cup Sugar
  • 6 Tablespoons Olive Oil
  • 2 Flaxseed Eggs (2 Tablespoons Ground Flaxseed and 6 Tablespoons Water)
  • 2 Tablespoons Lime Juice
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
  • cup Water
  • 2 ½ cups Zucchini grated and water squeezed out

Dry Ingredients for Cake

  • 1 ¾ cups Unbleached All Purpose Flour
  • ¼ cup Corn Starch
  • 1 ½ teaspoons Baking Powder
  • ½ teaspoon Salt

Icing Recipe

  • 1 cup Powdered Sugar
  • 1 ½ Tablespoons Lime Juice

Instructions
 

Cake Recipe

  • Preheat oven to 350° F.
  • Mix together flaxseed and water to form the flaxseed egg and set aside so it has time to come together.
  • Add the sugar and olive oil into the bowl of the stand-up mixer. Mix together until combined.
  • Slowly add in the flaxseed eggs until smooth.
  • Add in lime juice, vanilla extract, and water.
  • In a separate bowl combine all the dry cake ingredients. Sift into wet mixture. Then fold into the wet with a spatula until just combined.
  • Add your grated zucchini at this point with the spatula then pour into greased loaf pan. (We use coconut oil)
  • Bake in preheated oven for 45 minutes or until tooth pick comes out clean in the center.

Icing Recipe

  • When the cake has cooled down. Combine the powdered sugar and lime juice. Adding more lime juice if you want a runnier icing.
  • Pour onto cooled cake and ENJOY!
Keyword Easy, Summer Treat

 
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