Zucchini Cake With Orange Cardamon Syrup
- 2 large eggs, at room temperature
- 3/4 cup vegetable oil
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup coarsely grated zucchini
- 2 1/2 cups self-raising flour
- 1/2 tsp mixed spice
- 1 cup sugar
- 3/4 cup orange juice
- 2 None cardamom pods, bruised
- None None whipped cream, to serve
- Preheat oven to 350u0b0F. Grease and line the base and sides of a 8 inch round cake pan with parchment paper.
- Using an electric mixer, beat eggs, oil and brown sugar in a bowl until thick and creamy. Stir in zucchini. Then sift in the flour and spice. Spoon mixture into prepared pan and level the surface.
- Bake for 50 minutes or until a skewer inserted at center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes in pan. Transfer to a wire rack set over a baking tray.
- Combine sugar, orange juice and cardamom in a saucepan over low heat. Cook and stir until sugar dissolves. Increase heat to moderate. Bring to a simmer.
- Simmer for 8 minutes or until syrupy. Brush hot syrup liberally over top and side of warm cake. Serve sliced, warm or at room temperature, with whipped cream.
eggs, vegetable oil, brown sugar, zucchini, flour, mixed spice, sugar, orange juice, cardamom pods, whipped cream
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