This Lemon Zucchini Cake is crumbly yet moist, incredibly citrusy and flavourful. This is certainly my new favourite cake in this kitchen. All the sweeter for the ease of making. This cake is for people who have a gazillion courgettes but don’t really know what to do with them. Especially if you have the slightly larger courgettes that you prefer not to cook with. The bonus is that this is a courgette cake without flour so suitable for serving to your gluten-free guests. But before we dive into the best Courgette Cake recipe ever, let’s talk tools.
Zucchini Cake Tools
This post contains affiliate links. For more information, check out my disclosure. Here are some of the items you will need to make this Courgette Cake.
Grater Mixing bowl Hand Mixer. Measuring jugs or cups. Measuring teaspoons. Spring form Cake tin.
How To Make Zucchini Cake
Gluten Free Courgette Cake Tips
Do make sure to squeeze out all the liquid from the grated zucchini, otherwise, you will end up with a wetter mixture that will take a little longer to cook. You can swap out the lemon for some lime instead. If you prefer to make this a Courgette Cake with walnuts, then simply add in a large handful of walnuts when adding the batter to the cake tin. To make this a Courgette Cake with sultanas, add a large handful of sultanas. You can use currants or raisins instead.
Dressing your Lemon Courgette Cake
This almond polenta lemon courgette cake is naked. Naked as in none of the Lemon drizzle syrup that usually accompanies almond polenta cakes. The courgettes and the lemon juice are more than enough. I prefer it plain. It really works. But if you really crave the lemony syrup then there are a million and one recipes on the internet that show you how to do so. Maybe, try it both with and without and make up your own mind.
Courgette Cake With Cream Cheese Icing
If you prefer to make this a courgette cake with cream cheese icing then you can do so easily
Chocolate Courgette Cake
Making this into a chocolate courgette cake is super easy. Simply mix in 3-4 tbsp of cocoa powder and a couple of handful of chocolate chips. You can even make a chocolate frosting to top it all off.
Can You Freeze Zucchini Cake?
Yes, you can certainly freeze Courgette Cake. All the more reason to whip up an extra cake or two when you have a glut of courgettes. Just make sure to freeze it without any toppings or sauces and freeze for up to a month. Otherwise, you can store it in an airtight container for up to 4 days.
Why put Courgette in Cake
If you are wondering why put courgette in cake, courgette makes the cake moister, less dense and lower in calories.
More Zucchini Recipes
Before I forget if you like courgettes then why not try these below. Instant Pot Vegetable Soup With Courgette. Courgetti With Coconut Milk and Sundried Tomatoes. Roasted courgette recipe. Skinny gluten free Zucchini Muffins
More Cake Recipes
For more cakes try these below Cassava Cake Recipe. Passionfruit Bundt cake with Passionfruit Syrup. Fig and Semolina Cake. Berry, Orange Blossom and Elderflower Cake with Mascarpone Whipped Cream. Cucumber Cake from Veggie Desserts. Plenty of choices there for you.
Life and More
I am a planner. Everything from recipes to the kids needs, from travel plans to receipts, from SEO to keywords. The small stuff really. Then the big stuff. The life-changing decisions that leave me crippled with indecision and sleeplessness as I yo-yo between this choice and that. The days when I wish I can rewind back to my teenage self, where my parents made the decisions, and life was much easier (although sometimes much contested). One of my goals is to plan a little less and live in the moment a little more. For everything. For the little moments, for the beautiful Saturday morning that results in dropped plans and a day wave splashing and pebble skimming. Best days. And definitely for the recipes. I spend a lot of time planning. And thinking. And rethinking. So was super pleased to whip up this Zucchini Cake with little or no planning. Here is to less planning and more fun Thank you for reading this gluten-free almond polenta Zucchini cake recipe post. And please come visit again as I continue dreaming up recipes, African recipes, Sierra Leone recipes, travel plans and much more for you. Thanks for visiting Recipes from a Pantry, UK food blog.
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