Spiced Courgette and Orange Cake

Had a couple of courgettes that needed using so I’ve used one for this recipe and have another for something else I’m plotting. 

Spiced Courgette and Orange Cake:

INGREDIENTS:

150ml vegetable oil 

175g caster sugar 

3 large eggs

1 tsp vanilla 

1.5tsp almond extract 

Zest from a large orange 

300g self raising flour 

1/2tsp bicarbonate of soda

1tsp cinnamon 

1/2tsp nutmeg 

250g courgette, coarsely grated 

For the icing:

200g icing sugar 

Juice from half a large orange 

Rainbow sprinkles 

METHOD:

1) Preheat the oven to 180*C/160*C fan

2) Grease a 10 inch bundt tin

3) Mix the sugar, zest, oil, eggs and vanilla and almond extracts

4) Add the flour, bicarbonate, cinnamon and nutmeg and mix

5) Add the courgette and mix

Pour into the bundt tin and level the mixture 

6) Bake for 35 minutes 

7) Allow to cool in the tin for 5 minutes before turning onto a wire rack to cool completely 

8) For the icing, just mix the icing sugar and orange juice till smooth and thick. Add more or less orange juice to get the consistency you want. It should be a thick but still runny consistency. 

9) Once the cake is fully cooled, drizzle the icing over it and let it run down the sides.

10) Top with sprinkles.