Home Economics
with Ms Athiniotis
Pie maker Chocolate and Zucchini Cakes
Upper Junior students learned how to use a vegetable in a cake recipe and how to use a piemaker to make small cakes. Using zucchinis in cooking like potatoes and pumpkin add moisture. It’s a great way to add another vegetable without tasting that vegetable. Students enjoyed the chocolatey taste and were surprised that they had eaten zucchini.
Ingredients:
1 ½ cups finely grated zucchini
1 cup brown sugar
2/3 cup of olive oil
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
1 ½ cups of plain flour
1/3 cup cocoa powder
1 teaspoon baking powder
Icing sugar to serve.
Equipment: mixing bowl, measuring cups and spoons, grater, chopping board, sifter, pie maker.
WHAT TO DO: INSTRUCTIONS
- Place grated zucchini in a sieve. Squeeze out excess moisture.
- Place brown sugar, oil, and eggs in a large bowl. Whisk until well combined. Sift flour, cocoa, and baking powder over egg mixture. Add zucchini and stir until combined.
- Preheat pie maker. Spoon ¼ cup of mixture into each hole. Close lid. Cook for 8 minutes or until a skewer inserted into center of cakes comes out clean.
Transfer to a wire rack to cool. Repeat with remaining mixture to make 12 cakes. Dust with icing sugar. Serve.
WHAT TO DO: INSTRUCTIONS
- Place grated zucchini in a sieve. Squeeze out excess moisture.
- Place brown sugar, oil, and eggs in a large bowl. Whisk until well combined. Sift flour, cocoa, and baking powder over egg mixture. Add zucchini and stir until combined.
- Preheat pie maker. Spoon ¼ cup of mixture into each hole. Close lid. Cook for 8 minutes or until a skewer inserted into center of cakes comes out clean.
Transfer to a wire rack to cool. Repeat with remaining mixture to make 12 cakes. Dust with icing sugar. Serve.