Prep time:
Cooking time: 35 minutes
Total time:
Serves: 8
250g Self Raising Flour
250g Caster Sugar
200ml Vegetable Oil
200g Courgettes, finely grated
1tsp Vanilla Extract
3 Large Eggs
100g Plump Sultanas (optional)
Grated Zest of Lime
Lime Curd Filling
100g Cream Cheese
50g Softened Butter
Juice of 1/2 Lime
150g Icing Sugar
Pistachios to decorate
Medium Sized Eggs (use 1 whole, 2 yolk only)
2 Limes, juice and grated zest
150g Unsalted Butter
250g Caster Sugar
Peel the courgettes (or you could use a yellow variety) if you don’t want the cake to be green. I like the colour – it goes so nicely with the pistachios on the top of the cake, but understand that green cake could be off-putting.
For the lime curd (makes around 1lb):
- words: Jo Arnell
- pictures: David Merewether
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