by Lea Hogg
Chocolate Zucchini Cake, just out of the oven, let yours cool down before sharing !
This cake was sliced and eaten as soon as we took it out of the oven because we wanted our audience to see the result. If you let it cool down, the middle layer will set and the cake will cut very nicely.
You will need:
250g self raising flour
2 tablespoons chocolate powder
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
1 tablespoon oats
1 teaspoon cornflour
1/2 vanilla pod
1 tablespoon organic apple vinegar
4 eggs
2 tablespoons plain yoghurt
200g zucchini, grated
250g golden raisins soaked overnight and blended to a puree
Sift the flour into a large bowl and add all the dry ingredients and mix. Add the grated zucchini and mix gently until they are covered with flour.
Place all the liquids in another bowl and blend using a hand held electric blender.
Fold the liquids into the dry ingredients, very gently and do not overmix.
The middle ricotta layer
250g sheep’s ricotta
2 eggs
1 tablespoon cornflour
a pinch of cinnamon
1/2 vanilla pod
Mix together and keep aside
Grease a 23 cm cake tin with baking spray.
Pour half the chocolate cake batter and smooth the top.
Then the ricotta mix
On top of that the rest of the chocolate batter.
Bake in a preheated oven at 160C for 35 minutes.
Allow to cool before serving.
This week’s vegetables from the farmers market #Malta
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![The weather is changing and here comes the autumn and some delicious roasts. Sprinkling some raw couscous on fennel and sesame seed potatoes before roasting them makes them extra crunchy and so soft inside.
300g potatoes, chopped with skin on
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons uncooked couscous
1 teaspoon fresh or dried herbs [optional]
1 tablespoon sesame seeds
1/2 tablespoon fennel seeds
Sea Salt
Prepare an oven dish by greasing with a tablespoon of olive oil. In a large bowl toss the potatoes with the olive oil, herbs and salt if you are using it. Finally add the raw couscous and toss again. Use your hands to mix the potatoes and ensure that they are consistently covered.
Place in a preheated oven at 220C for 35 minutes. Spinkle with more sea salt if desired, fennel and sesame seeds.
Serve hot or cold with drinks and a toothpick or as a side to a main meal. The inside remains soft and so creamy !
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300g potatoes, chopped with skin on
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons uncooked couscous
1 teaspoon fresh or dried herbs [optional]
1 tablespoon sesame seeds
1/2 tablespoon fennel seeds
Sea Salt
Prepare an oven dish by greasing with a tablespoon of olive oil. In a large bowl toss the potatoes with the olive oil, herbs and salt if you are using it. Finally add the raw couscous and toss again. Use your hands to mix the potatoes and ensure that they are consistently covered.
Place in a preheated oven at 220C for 35 minutes. Spinkle with more sea salt if desired, fennel and sesame seeds.
Serve hot or cold with drinks and a toothpick or as a side to a main meal. The inside remains soft and so creamy !
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#lovemalta roast #roastdinner #roastpotatoes #roastlunch #sundaylunch #sunday #food #foodie #healthy #quickandeasyfood #simple #familyfood #budgetmeals #glutenfree #vegan #life #love #yummy #veganfood #malta #lovinmalta #lovemalta #recipes #cooking #instafood #blog #familyfoodtribe #fennelseeds #sesameseeds #deliciousfood #mediterraneanfood")
![The weather is changing and here comes the autumn and some delicious roasts. Sprinkling some raw couscous on fennel and sesame seed potatoes before roasting them makes them extra crunchy and so soft inside.
300g potatoes, chopped with skin on
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons uncooked couscous
1 teaspoon fresh or dried herbs [optional]
1 tablespoon sesame seeds
1/2 tablespoon fennel seeds
Sea Salt
Prepare an oven dish by greasing with a tablespoon of olive oil. In a large bowl toss the potatoes with the olive oil, herbs and salt if you are using it. Finally add the raw couscous and toss again. Use your hands to mix the potatoes and ensure that they are consistently covered.
Place in a preheated oven at 220C for 35 minutes. Spinkle with more sea salt if desired, fennel and sesame seeds.
Serve hot or cold with drinks and a toothpick or as a side to a main meal. The inside remains soft and so creamy !
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#lovemalta roast #roastdinner #roastpotatoes #roastlunch #sundaylunch #sunday #food #foodie #healthy #quickandeasyfood #simple #familyfood #budgetmeals #glutenfree #vegan #life #love #yummy #veganfood #malta #lovinmalta #lovemalta #recipes #cooking #instafood #blog #familyfoodtribe #fennelseeds #sesameseeds #deliciousfood #mediterraneanfood](http://scontent-ams3-1.cdninstagram.com/vp/6f21636133efa8101d751fcd0c4d7a0b/5C45F562/t51.2885-15/e35/41891006_946226838918442_1611937023861337886_n.jpg "The weather is changing and here comes the autumn and some delicious roasts. Sprinkling some raw couscous on fennel and sesame seed potatoes before roasting them makes them extra crunchy and so soft inside.
300g potatoes, chopped with skin on
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons uncooked couscous
1 teaspoon fresh or dried herbs [optional]
1 tablespoon sesame seeds
1/2 tablespoon fennel seeds
Sea Salt
Prepare an oven dish by greasing with a tablespoon of olive oil. In a large bowl toss the potatoes with the olive oil, herbs and salt if you are using it. Finally add the raw couscous and toss again. Use your hands to mix the potatoes and ensure that they are consistently covered.
Place in a preheated oven at 220C for 35 minutes. Spinkle with more sea salt if desired, fennel and sesame seeds.
Serve hot or cold with drinks and a toothpick or as a side to a main meal. The inside remains soft and so creamy !
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#lovemalta roast #roastdinner #roastpotatoes #roastlunch #sundaylunch #sunday #food #foodie #healthy #quickandeasyfood #simple #familyfood #budgetmeals #glutenfree #vegan #life #love #yummy #veganfood #malta #lovinmalta #lovemalta #recipes #cooking #instafood #blog #familyfoodtribe #fennelseeds #sesameseeds #deliciousfood #mediterraneanfood")
Looks sensational! Wish I had an invite to tea 🙂 I may print this one and take it with me to my daughters. She’s a much better cook than me. 🙂
do let me know if she makes it 🙂 and hope you enjoy it as much as we have x
I bought ricotta this week as a result of all of your lovely recipes! I’d forgotten how good it is 🙂
like you I love to eat it as it is 🙂 !
Oh my, that looks yum yum yummy!!!
it was 🙂
OMG
wish i could send you a slice through the screen 🙂
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