Courgette, lime & chia

Name: Courgette, lime & chia
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: Cuts into 16
Ingredients: 50 g/2 oz/½ cup unsweetened desiccated (dry shredded) coconut; 200 ml/7 fl oz/scant 1 cup sunflower oil; 3 eggs; Grated zest of 2 limes; 200 g/7 oz/generous 1 cup golden caster (superfine) sugar; 225 g/8 oz/1½ cups gluten-free self-raising (self-rising) flour; Juice of 1 lime; 65 g/2½ oz/½ cup icing (confectioners’) sugar, sifted; 175 g/6 oz/1 small courgette (zucchini), coarsely grated; 2 tbsp/30 ml chia seeds; 25 g/1 oz/⅓ cup coconut flakes; Grated zest of ½ lime

Preparation info

Cuts into
16

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
55 min

Appears in

Energy Balls & Power Bites

By Sara Lewis

Published 2017

About

While courgettes may not seem like the most natural ingredient to add to a cake they add moistness, and when mixed with lime zest and juice, coconut and chia seeds they make a great-tasting cake that is high in unsaturated fats – the good guys. The icing is optional but adds a nice fresh tang.

Ingredients

200 ml/7 fl oz/scant 1 cup sunflower oil
3

Method

Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F/Gas 4. Cut a piece of baking parchment a little larger than an 18 x 28 x 4cm/7 x 11 x 1½in rectangular tin or pan, snip into the corners then press the paper into the tin so that base and sides are lined.
Add the oil, eg