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Zucchini Cake

Servings

12 Servings

Ingredients

  • 1/4 pound 113 g skin­on hazelnuts
  • 1/ Z cup 125 ml vegetable oil, plus 1 tablespoon for greasing pan
  • 2 cups 256 g sifted unbleached all-purpose flour, plus 1 tablespoon for dusting the pan
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
  • Generous 3/4 cup 160 g sugar
  • 2 large eggs at room temperature
  • 2 teaspoons grated zest from a navel orange
  • 1/5 cup 80 ml freshly squeezed orange juice
  • 1 1/2- inch 4 cm piece ginger, peeled and grated
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 medium zucchini not more than 1/2 pound/225 g, coarsely grated

Instructions

  • Roast the hazelnuts in a toaster oven at 35 00F (l75°C) for about 15 minutes, or until the skins are blistered. While the nuts are still hot, rub them in a dish towel to remove most of their skin. (Some skin will remain.) Cool. Chop them in a food processor until coarse.
  • Preheat the oven to 350"13 (175°C). Grease a 5 by 9-inch (13 by 23 cm) loaf pan. With 1 tablespoon of the vegetable oil. Dust the pan With 1 tablespoon of the flour, then invert and tap the pan to shake out any excess Ílour.
  • Place the 2 cups (256 g) Ílour in a large bowl and add the hazelnuts, baking soda, baking powder, and sugar. In a smaller bowl, whisk the l/2 cup (125 ml) oil, the eggs, orange zest, orange juice, ginger, and Vanilla. With a rubber spatula, combine the wet ingredients with the Ílour mixture. Fold in the zucchini.
  • Spoon the batter into the prepared pan and smooth the top. Bake on the middle shelf ofthe oven for about 60 minutes, until a cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean.
  • Cool on a Wire rack. Run a metal spatula around the sides ofthe pan to loosen the cake. Invert the loaf pan onto a serving plate.