Salted dark chocolate, rye & courgette cake

Name: Salted dark chocolate, rye & courgette cake
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Cuisine: European, British
Ingredients: 150g butter melted, plus extra for greasing; 80g spelt flour; 120g rye flour; 8 tbsp cocoa powder; 2 tsp baking powder; 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda; 280g light brown soft sugar; 200ml buttermilk; 2 large eggs; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 2 medium courgettes grated (approx 350g weight); 100g dark chocolate (75-80%) finely chopped; 100g dark chocolate finely chopped; 170g unsalted butter softened; 350g icing sugar; 4 tbsp cocoa powder; 2 tbsp milk; 1 slice rye bread optional; ½ tsp flaky sea salt

Instructions

Prep:30minCook:1h

Not only are these chocolate squares a great way to use up a glut of courgettes, they're topped with rye crumbs and sea salt for a chocolate cake with a twist

Updated at: Sat, 05 Apr 2025 07:27:40 GMT