Courgette Fairy Cakes Recipe
Courgette fairy cakes are a delicious way to sneak in some vegetables and make a sweet treat!
This is vegetarian and gluten free recipe. Dish can be prepared in 35 minutes. Recipe requires some culinary experience (medium difficulty). Number of ingredients: 9.
Courgette Fairy Cakes Recipe
Ingredients
Instructions
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Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F) and line a muffin tin with paper cases.
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Grate the courgette and squeeze out any excess moisture.
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In a large bowl, whisk together the self-raising flour and caster sugar.
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In a separate bowl, beat together the vegetable oil, eggs, vanilla extract, and lemon zest.
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Gradually add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients, mixing until well combined.
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Fold in the grated courgette.
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Spoon the mixture into the paper cases, filling each one about three-quarters full.
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Bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
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Remove from the oven and allow to cool completely.
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In a small bowl, mix together the icing sugar and lemon juice to make the icing.
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Drizzle the icing over the cooled fairy cakes.
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Serve and enjoy!
Nutrition Facts
Servings 12
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories 180kcal
- % Daily Value *
- Total Fat 8g13%
- Total Carbohydrate 25g9%
- Sugars 15g
- Protein 2g4%
* The Percentage Daily Values are calculated from a 2,000 calorie diet. Your specific daily value may vary, depending on your individual calorie requirements.
