Courgette and Carrot Chocolate Cake

If you only make one cake this year, make it this one, it’s delicious and not as weird as it may sound.

Ingredients
225g/8oz plain flour
40g/1.5oz cocoa powder
300g/10.5oz sugar
200g/7oz grated courgette
175g/6oz grated carrot
125g/4.5oz chocolate chips
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp ground cinnamon
½ tsp ground allspice
¼ tsp ground nutmeg
¼ tsp salt
3 eggs 
175ml/6fl oz vegetable oil
icing sugar to finish

Method

1. Sieve the flour & cocoa powder, add the sugar, courgette, carrot, chocolate chips, baking powder, baking soda, spices and salt.

2. In a separate bowl beat the eggs with the oil then add this to the rest of the ingredients mixing everything together thoroughly.

3. Grease a rectangular baking tray ( approx 23 x 32cm / 9 x 12 in) & spread the mixture evenly. Bake at 160C (325F/gas3) for 40 mins, or until a knife comes out clean.

4. Allow to cool before cutting into 24 pieces & dusting with icing sugar Store for a few days in an airtight tin or freeze immediately