\n\t \n<\/p>\n
\n\tMint and Courgette Cake with Soft Cream Topping <\/strong><\/span>\n<\/p>\n \n\t155ml sunflower oil, plus a little extra \n\t \n\t50g butter softened \n\tcut and enjoy<\/strong>.<\/span>\n<\/p>\n \n\t \n<\/p>\n \n\t Mint and Courgette Cake with Soft Cream Topping 155ml sunflower oil, plus a little extra 230g self-rising flower 1tsp baking powder 11\/2 tsp ground cinnamon 1\/2 tsp mixed spice 1\/2 tsp ground ginger 230g light brown muscovado sugar zest of 1 orange 100g pecan nuts coarsely chopped 3 large eggs beaten 300g coarsely grated courgettes [squeeze out excess liquid] […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[129],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6cWjO-Tr","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":8702,"url":"http:\/\/wenvoe.org.uk\/?p=8702","url_meta":{"origin":3437,"position":0},"title":"Christmas Cookies","author":"Alan Williams","date":"29th November 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"MR GREEDY\u2019S KITCHEN Christmas Cookies White Chocolate Cranberry Cookies 1\/3 cup butter, softened 1\/2 cup packed brown sugar 1\/3 cup sugar 1 large egg, room temperature 1 tsp vanilla extract 1-1\/2 cups of plain flour 1\/2 tsp salt 1\/2 tsp baking soda 3\/4 cup dried cranberries 1\/2 cup white baking\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Mr Greedy's Kitchen"","block_context":{"text":"Mr Greedy's Kitchen","link":"http:\/\/wenvoe.org.uk\/?cat=129"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":3901,"url":"http:\/\/wenvoe.org.uk\/?p=3901","url_meta":{"origin":3437,"position":1},"title":"Pumpkin Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting","author":"Alan Williams","date":"30th October 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Pumpkin Cake with Cream |Cheese Frosting 250g plain flour 3 tsp baking powder 2 tsp bicarbonate of soda pinch of salt 2 tsp ground cinnamon 400g caster sugar 250ml vegetable oil 1 tsp vanilla extract 500g tinned pumpkin puree [see Mr Greedys tip] 4 large eggs 125g chopped walnuts Preheat\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Mr Greedy's Kitchen"","block_context":{"text":"Mr Greedy's Kitchen","link":"http:\/\/wenvoe.org.uk\/?cat=129"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":2719,"url":"http:\/\/wenvoe.org.uk\/?p=2719","url_meta":{"origin":3437,"position":2},"title":"Hazelnut Cake with Mascarpone and Frangelico Cream","author":"Alan Williams","date":"1st March 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"\u00a0 Hazelnut Cake with Mascarpone and Frangelico Cream \u00a0 140g butter 200g caster sugar 6 eggs, separated 2 tbsp flour, sieved 200g ricotta 200g coarsely ground hazelnuts 3 tsp lemon zest Glaze:- 8 tbsp apricot jam 50g dark chocolate, grated Hazelnuts to decorate To serve - 250g mascarpone 2 tbsp\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Mr Greedy's Kitchen"","block_context":{"text":"Mr Greedy's Kitchen","link":"http:\/\/wenvoe.org.uk\/?cat=129"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":15853,"url":"http:\/\/wenvoe.org.uk\/?p=15853","url_meta":{"origin":3437,"position":3},"title":"Pepper and Courgette Paella & Cherry and Almond Loaf Cake","author":"Alan Williams","date":"31st July 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Courgettes and peppers take centre stage now in the garden, allotment and the shops. Try this delicious paella\u2026. Roasted Red Pepper and Courgette Paella Ingredients \u2022 500g Courgette \u2022 2 Red Peppers \u2022 4 Tablespoon Olive Oil \u2022 1 Medium Onion \u2022 4 Clove Garlic \u2022 2 Teaspoon Paprika \u2022\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Hilary\u2019s Culinary Corner"","block_context":{"text":"Hilary\u2019s Culinary Corner","link":"http:\/\/wenvoe.org.uk\/?cat=416"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":10604,"url":"http:\/\/wenvoe.org.uk\/?p=10604","url_meta":{"origin":3437,"position":4},"title":"Hazelnut Cake","author":"Alan Williams","date":"19th November 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Hazelnut Cake 140g butter 200g caster sugar 6 eggs, separated 2 tbsp SR flour, sieved 200g ricotta 200g blanched hazelnuts, roasted, and coarsely ground 3 tsp lemon zest [ about 1 lemon ] For the glaze 8 tbsp apricot jam 50g dark chocolate, grated handful of whole hazelnuts To serve\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Mr Greedy's Kitchen"","block_context":{"text":"Mr Greedy's Kitchen","link":"http:\/\/wenvoe.org.uk\/?cat=129"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":7255,"url":"http:\/\/wenvoe.org.uk\/?p=7255","url_meta":{"origin":3437,"position":5},"title":"Apple and Cardamon Cake","author":"Alan Williams","date":"29th February 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Apple and Cardamon Cake 125g butter, softened + extra for greasing 20 cardamom pods, [or1\u00bd tsp ground cinnamon] 150g caster sugar 2 large eggs 130g plain flour, sifted 30g ground almonds 1 tsp baking powder 3\/4 tsp fine sea salt zest of 1 lemon, and 1 tbsp. of the juice\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Mr Greedy's Kitchen"","block_context":{"text":"Mr Greedy's Kitchen","link":"http:\/\/wenvoe.org.uk\/?cat=129"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/wenvoe.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3437"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/wenvoe.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/wenvoe.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/wenvoe.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/wenvoe.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3437"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/wenvoe.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3437\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3440,"href":"http:\/\/wenvoe.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3437\/revisions\/3440"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/wenvoe.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3437"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/wenvoe.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3437"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/wenvoe.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3437"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n\t230g self-rising flower
\n\t1tsp baking powder
\n\t11\/2 tsp ground cinnamon
\n\t1\/2 tsp mixed spice
\n\t1\/2 tsp ground ginger
\n\t230g light brown muscovado sugar
\n\tzest of 1 orange
\n\t100g pecan nuts coarsely chopped
\n\t3 large eggs beaten
\n\t300g coarsely grated courgettes [squeeze out excess liquid]
\n\t2 – 3tbsp coarsely chopped mint leaves<\/span>\n<\/p>\n
\n\tTopping <\/strong><\/span>\n<\/p>\n
\n\t200g full fat cream cheese
\n\t150 icing sugar
\n\tPreheat oven to 165C, Oil and line the base of a 18cm spring form cake tin. Sift the flour, baking powder and spices into a large bowl, mix to combine together. Add the sugar, zest, pecan nuts and grated courgettes, stir well to combine. Stir in the beaten eggs and oil, again mix well to combine. Pour into prepared tin and bake in the oven for about 1 hour or until a skewer comes out clean. Transfer to a wire rack to cool.
\n\tFor the topping, use a hand mixer. Beat the butter until soft and creamy. Add the cream cheese and beat again until well mixed. Sift the icing sugar over the cheese mix and beat until well mixed. Cover with cling film and store in the fridge until needed. Once the cake has cooled down, spread the topping over the top, <\/span>\n<\/p>\n
\n
\n
\n\t <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"