late night cake bake

Feeling gloomy? Want a big hunk of cake? I was lucky enough to discover the most amazing Zucchini and Walnut cake with my friend Emma in her lovely cake cookery book. And the best part? It's one of your five a day! We cooked deep into the night but just about managed to capture the process on our phones...

 I've got my hands full here. Emma's garden deep in the Peak District is full of lovely green courgettes-who needs the supermarket when you've got a potted garden?

Frantically grating the courgettes... So this is not only a healthy veg cake but this vigorous grating is great (grate) exercise!

Emma does a fab job in the kitchen-she's a natural. Check out that sieving technique!

After binding the gratings in with the cake mix, we blended in the walnuts. It's looking a bit like a bad night out at the moment.

Oh sweet moses this is a beautiful thing-and worth the two hour slow cook. Moist, rich and with a gorgeous nutty crunch.

Everyone I know seems to have an abundance of courgettes at the moment. Now all I need is a friend with a walnut tree! 

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