Courgette cake recipes to bookmark and bake 🔖

Courgettes (also known as zucchini) are a type of summer squash that are widely available in the UK late summer and early autumn. Many gardeners grow courgettes in their gardens and allotments and they are equally readily available in the shops and markets.

The secret ingredient

Courgettes are a secret super ingredient available to home cooks that will make your cakes deliciously soft and moist. Not only that, but courgettes are nutrient rich - packed with antioxidants, vitamins and minerals. They are also high in fibre and low in calories. With a mild flavour, they won’t make your cake taste of vegetables, but they will give it an amazing texture and perhaps even contribute to your five a day!

Courgette cake recipes to try

This zucchini chocolate cake recipe shared by MadAboutCooking is made with wholewheat flour, cocoa and Greek yoghurt - and according to the recipe’s author, you’d never know it contains our secret ingredient of the day. Why not give it a try. Don’t forget to send us your Cooksnap photo and let us know how it works for you!

This courgette lime cake recipe shared by Nounaskitchen is made with courgettes, pistachio, lime and a hint of cinnamon. The topping is made with mascarpone cheese and more lime for a truly delicious treat. It looks so tasty we can’t wait to hear how it turns out for you when you make it at home.

Sigrun’s courgette and chocolate cake recipe uses regular store cupboard essentials like plain flour, eggs and cocoa powder to create a lovely moist cake. You might have these ingredients in your cupboards already so why not give it a whirl. Don’t forget to share your Cooksnap photos with the community so that we can see how it turned out.

You can find more courgette cake recipes here and other courgette recipes here, all recipes are shared by our community of home cooks on Cookpad. If you'd like to try more vegetable cake recipes, why not check out these beetroot brownie recipes and these carrot cake recipes.