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Zucchini Cake With Lime and Pistachio Recipe

Zucchini Cake With Lime and Pistachio Recipe

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Ingredients:

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melted butter, for greasing
2 tbsp self-raising flour
2 large zucchini (or 3 medium)
2 limes
3/4 cup vegetable oil
1 1/2 cups caster sugar
3 eggs
2 tsp vanilla bean paste
1/2 cup pistachios
3/4 cup almond meal
2 cups self-raising flour , sifted
2 tsp ground cardamom , sifted
60 g butter
1 lime , juice of
1 cup pure sifted icing sugar
1/2 cup finely chopped pistachios

Directions:

Preheat oven to 180°C Brush a fancy or fluted deep 22cm ring tin with melted butter and dust with flour. Rinse the zucchini and pat dry with paper towel. Grate the zucchini using a large hole grater.
Finely grate the rind from the 2 limes. Place the oil, sugar, eggs, vanilla and lime rind into a large mixing bowl and whisk with a ballon whisk until the mixture is well combined and thickens.
Using a large sharp knife chop the pistachios finely. Add the prepared pistachios, almond meal, flour, cardamom and zucchini mix with a wooden spoon until just combined.
Spoon the mixture into the prepared tin, smooth the surface. Bake for 45 minutes or until when a skewer comes out clean when inserted in the centre of the cake. Stand the cake on a wire rack for 10 minutes before turning out, to cool. Sit the cake right side up on a cake cooler and stand over a sheet of baking paper. When cold pour the glaze over the cake, sprinkle with the pistachios, and stand for 30 minutes before serving.
To make the glaze place the butter and lime juice into a medium pan stir over a low heat until the butter has melted remove from the heat and add the icing sugar, stir to combine. Return to the heat and stir for 1 minute. Remove and stand for 15 minutes before pouring over the cooled cake.

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Nutrition Facts

Per Serving Per 100 g

Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories	610.59 Kcal (2556 kJ)
Calories from fat	230.44 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	25.6g	39%
Cholesterol	51.67mg	17%
Sodium	196.08mg	8%
Potassium	154.5mg	3%
Total Carbs	84.47g	28%
Sugars	30.88g	124%
Dietary Fiber	2.93g	12%
Protein	5.39g	11%
Vitamin C	6.4mg	11%
Vitamin A	0.1mg	2%
Iron	1mg	6%
Calcium	47.6mg	5%

Amount Per 100 g
Calories	368.71 Kcal (1544 kJ)
Calories from fat	139.15 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	15.46g	39%
Cholesterol	31.2mg	17%
Sodium	118.4mg	8%
Potassium	93.29mg	3%
Total Carbs	51.01g	28%
Sugars	18.65g	124%
Dietary Fiber	1.77g	12%
Protein	3.26g	11%
Vitamin C	3.9mg	11%
Iron	0.6mg	6%
Calcium	28.7mg	5%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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