Easy Zucchini Cake

Gateaux and Cakes
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Ingredients for 1 baking tray
  • 250 g QimiQ Sauce Base
  • 280 g Sugar, or 2 cups
  • 5 Egg(s)
  • 1 package Vanilla sugar
  • 80 ml Sunflower oil, or 1/2 cup
  • 100 g Walnuts, or 1 cup
  • 100 g Hazelnuts, or 1 cup
  • pinch(es) Cinnamon
  • 300 g Zucchini, or 4 cups
  • 270 g AP Flour, or 3 cups
  • 1 package Baking powder
  • 150 g Apricot jam
  • 150 g Chocolate glaze
Method
1.
Preheat the oven to 360 °F (conventional oven).
2.
Whisk the sugar, eggs and vanilla sugar shortly.
3.
Add the QimiQ Sauce Base, oil, grated nuts and cinnamon and mix well.
4.
Press the courgettes out well and mix with the flour and baking powder. Fold into the mixture.
5.
Spread the mixture onto a baking tray lined with baking paper and bake in the preheated oven for apporx. 50 minutes. Allow to cool.
6.
Spread the sponge with apricot jam and coat with the chocolate icing.