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    Home » Cake

    September 4, 2015

    Zucchini, Pistachio and Spice Cake with Lime Frosting Recipe

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    ZucchiniSpicedCake

    This is the most amazing cake.  There is no need to squeeze the moisture out of the zucchini and as a benefit to this it keeps the cake so moist for days and days.  I love the thought of having hidden vegetables in cakes, as then I don’t feel guilty for indulging!   This cake also is sensational even without the cream cheese frosting. This recipe is based on my very popular zucchini cake recipe.

    Note:  If you are milling raw sugar to icing sugar Click Here for tips.

    This cake has been enjoyed by many on ThermoFun Cook Alongs.

    Zucchini, Pistachio and Spice Cake with Lime Frosting

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    Zucchini, Pistachio and Spice Cake with Lime Frosting

    Ingredients

    • 75g pistachios (shelled)
    • 250g raw sugar
    • 3 eggs
    • 150g vegetable oil or melted coconut oil
    • 2 teaspoon ThermoFun Vanilla Bean Paste
    • 250g zucchini washed, unpeeled, quartered
    • 250g plain flour
    • 2 teaspoon baking powder
    • 2 teaspoon bi-carb soda
    • 1½ teaspoon cardamom, ground
    • 1½ teaspoon mixed spice
    • 1 teaspoon salt

    Cream Cheese Frosting

    • 100g butter, cubed, softened
    • 90g cream cheese (room temp.)
    • 300g icing sugar
    • finely grated zest and juice of 1 lime

    Instructions

    Cake

    1. Preheat oven to 180°C. Line a 23x33cm tin.
      NB: This makes a large cake!
    2. Place pistachios into TM bowl and chop 2 sec / speed 6. Set aside.
    3. Place sugar into TM bowl and mill 3 sec / speed 9.
    4. Add eggs, oil, vanilla and zucchini and mix 10 sec / speed 6.
    5. Add flour, baking powder, bi-carb soda, cardamom, mixed spice, salt and chopped pistachios and mix 10 sec / speed 6.
    6. Bake 40 mins. Allow cake to cool completely before icing.

    Cream Cheese Frosting

    1. Place butter, cream cheese, icing sugar, lime zest and lime juice into TM bowl and mix 10 sec / speed 5. Scrape down and repeat.

    Notes

    GLUTEN FREE AND EGG FREE VERSION:
    This can be made with gluten free flour and replace eggs with one medium size banana!

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    A few comments in the ThermoFun Cook Along facebook recipe chatter were:

    Deb
    So good. I used a round silicone pan without any probs. Toddler loved it too!

    Kelli
    No cardamom so used ground ginger and mixed spice... delish!

    Anna
    Delicious!  So moist and fluffy. I used whole meal flour and lemon instead of lime.

    Lisa
    Could you make this cake into a carrot cake by swapping the zucchini for carrot and leaving out the pistachios? I love the texture of this cake and am yet to find a carrot cake recipe that is this moist and yummy.

    Leonie
    Yes most definitely Lisa! Carrot works!

    Sharon
    Hi guys I always have the wrong size pan I have one that's 16.5 x 26 cm or 18 x 18cm or a slice tray that's way too big 38 x 25 cms so any ideas?

    Lisa
    Small one plus some cupcakes? It does rise well be careful not to overfill the cake tin!!

    Tania
    This makes a large cake. I bake it in a large rectangular sized glass Pyrex dish. This gives you a 5cm in height cake and ensures it cooks evenly. Macadamia oil is my choice to use. I'm a 'spice girl' so I increase the spices by 50%... delicious! Great cake to bring to a gathering due to its generous size.

    Marion
    One huge cake. I made it gluten free with Aldi gluten free plain flour. It looks great. It was given a 10/10 rating by all. Much enjoyed. I will make this again.

    Belinda
    Mine needed an extra 20 minutes in the oven coz it failed the knife test :)   Smells lovely, taste test this arvo! Icing is awesome!

     

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    Reader Interactions

    Comments

    1. Larissa says

      October 09, 2019 at 4:22 am

      Can you make The cake without pistachios or swap for a different nut?

      Reply
      • thermofun says

        October 10, 2019 at 4:03 pm

        Larissa, I haven't tried with a different nut but I'm absolutely sure any nut of your preference would be great in it! Enjoy! :)

        Reply
    2. Sharyn says

      July 15, 2018 at 9:34 pm

      Could I make this using Coconut flour, and a sugar free alternative such as Stevia?

      Reply
      • thermofun says

        July 17, 2018 at 12:19 pm

        Sharyn yes I'm sure that would work well.

        Reply
    3. Dianne says

      April 09, 2018 at 8:25 pm

      Can I make this sugar free? Dont like using stevia or a substitute? Ideas?

      Reply
    4. Jo says

      February 26, 2017 at 2:25 pm

      I really love this cake. Tasty and also nice and light.

      Reply
      • thermofun says

        February 27, 2017 at 8:12 am

        Thanks for sharing Jo :D

        Reply
    5. Jo says

      August 31, 2016 at 9:07 pm

      Made it gluten free and was a big hit with everyone. Love the lime icing & how light but still moist the cake is.

      Reply
      • thermofun says

        September 02, 2016 at 8:40 pm

        Thanks Jo - awesome that it is great gluten free. :)

        Reply
    6. Lisa says

      March 02, 2016 at 12:57 pm

      This cake is delicious!!! My daughter is allergic to dairy and I made the cake dairy free by using " Tofutti-better than cream cheese" and " nuttelex" in the icing. I served it at a family gathering and no one could tell!!! Thanks for the recipe ?

      Reply
      • thermofun says

        March 02, 2016 at 1:52 pm

        Thanks Lisa - great to know how you made it dairy free too! :)

        Reply
    7. cecilia says

      March 02, 2016 at 7:26 am

      I made this cake last week for my brothers birthday and everyone loved it, i used gluten free flour and lemon in the icing and i used 1 tbsp of bicarb as i had made a similar cake the week before and all you could taste was the bicarb BUT this recipes is the BEST, Its a WINNER in my family and will be made on a regular basis! Thank you! Cecilia

      Reply
      • thermofun says

        March 02, 2016 at 1:53 pm

        Thank you Cecilia. One of my favourites too! :)

        Reply

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