Vegan Chocolate Courgette Cake

Vegan Chocolate Courgette Cake

Ingredients:

• 250ml sunflower oil
• 250g soft brown sugar
• 150ml water
• 200ml soya milk
• 250g plain white flour
• 250g wholewheat flour
• 100g cocoa
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 250g courgettes, grated
• 1 orange, zest and juice

Method:

1. Sieve the white flour with the cocoa powder, baking powder and bicarbonate of soda into a large bowl. Add the wholewheat flour and mix in.
2. In the cake mixer, blend the sunflower oil, soft brown sugar, water and soya milk until smooth.
3. Add the flour and mix well.
4. Stir in the grated courgettes and orange zest and juice.
5. Bake at 190C for 25minutes, then turn the cake around and cover with baking parchment if they are browning and bake for a further 15-25minutes.
6. The cake is ready when it bounces back when pressed and you can stick in a kebab stick in and it comes out clean.