140mlvegetable oil (I use various seed oil, I do not recommend olive oil due to the strong aftertaste)
150gcane sugar
250gzucchini grated on large holes
Cream cheese frosting
120gcream cheese
3tbspmilk
100gpowdered sugar
Decoration (optional)
chopped pistachios
almond flakes
almonds, dried blueberries, walnuts, pistachios
Instructions
Instructions almond and zucchini cake with cream cheese frosting
Take your almonds and put them in a blender. Blend everything until they become a sand-like consistency. Don’t worry, they don’t have to be peeled.
Now in a bowl mix all the dry ingredients such as flour, ground almonds, cardamom, baking powder, baking soda and a pinch of salt.
In a second bowl, mix 3 eggs with 140 ml of vegetable oil. Add the cane sugar and the orange blossom scent and mix again.
Now briefly mix the ingredients from two bowls together until the batter is smooth.
Finally add the zucchini grated on the grater with large holes. You don’t have to squeeze them in your hands. Simply add them into the batter and then incorporate them gently.
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Baking time
Line the bottom of a 23 cm round baking pan with parchment paper. Brush the edge with a some oil and dust with flour. Pour the mixture into the pan.
Bake your cake in a preheated static oven at 170 ° C for about an hour. After 50 minutes check the baking with a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake. The cooking time depends on the amount of liquid in your zucchini.
Once baked, take it from the oven and let it cool before taking it from the pan and allowing it to cool completely.
The frosting and decoration
In a bowl, gradually mix the cream cheese with the milk and the powdered sugar. In case there are any lumps you can pass your frosting through a sieve.
Once the cake is completely cold, decorate it with the prepared frosting. Also add sliced almonds, chopped pistachios, pieces of blueberries or almonds or other types of decorations you prefer.
Notes
The nutritional values are generated automatically for indicative purposes only and are therefore not completely accurate.