Light courgette chocolate traybake

Name: Light courgette chocolate traybake
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 12 slices
Cuisine: Hungarian
Ingredients: 300 g courgette, finely grated; 2 eggs; 150 g oat flour; 3 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder; 60 g brown sugar or erythritol; 5 tbsp oil; 100 ml plain yogurt; 1 tsp baking powder, ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda; 30 g dark chocolate chips

Time: 50 min (about 15 min hands-on)12 slicesapprox. 150 kcal / serving (estimated)approx. 4 g protein / serving

It may be surprising, but grated courgette is a great partner for chocolate: after baking you cannot taste it, yet it makes the cake moist and soft. This cocoa cake is made with oat flour and little sugar, and children often do not even notice there is a vegetable in it. It is an especially good idea in summer, when courgettes are plentiful.

Light courgette chocolate traybake (illustration)

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Method

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Preheat the oven to 175 °C and line a 20×20 cm tin.
Lightly squeeze out the grated courgette.
Mix the eggs with the sugar, oil and yogurt, then add the oat flour, cocoa, baking powder and bicarbonate of soda.
Fold in the courgette and chocolate chips, spread in the tin and bake for 30-35 minutes.
Slice once cool; it keeps 4 days in a box.

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Tips

Squeeze the courgette only lightly, because its juice gives the cake its moisture, but too much liquid leaves it sticky.
Good-quality, dark cocoa powder matters most, as it gives a deep chocolate flavour even with little sugar.
In a fan oven, bake at 155 °C, and do not overbake it. The skewer test is right when a few moist crumbs cling to it.

Frequently asked questions

Can you taste the courgette?

No, its flavour disappears completely after baking, and it only adds moisture. The green skin can leave tiny specks, so peel it if you would rather avoid them.

How long does it keep?

It keeps for 4 days in a container in the fridge. Frozen in individual slices, it keeps for 2 months.

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