Chocolate Courgette Cake – Netflix & Snack!

Now that autumn is in full swing our favourite thing to do is watch Netflix – and what better thing to do than ‘Netflix and Snack’! The children and I get our favourite nibbles and treats and sit and watch our favourite shows and movies on Netflix, all snuggled under a blanket.

This month Netflix challenged us to create our favourite Netflix and Snack treat, inspired by a Netflix show. One thing the children have loved watching recently is Veg Tales – a cute animation where each character is a vegetable. It’s actually taught them loads about food and what different vegetables look like and the colours they are available in. With Veg Tales in mind they helped me make a Chocolate Courgette Cake – perfect for indulging in whilst watching Veg Tales on the TV!

Here’s our Chocolate Courgette Cake recipe:

Ingredients

• 350g self-raising flour
• 50g cocoa powder
• 1 tsp mixed spice
• 175ml oil
• 375g golden caster sugar
• 3 eggs
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 2 courgettes, grated
• 50g chopped hazelnuts

For the icing

• 300g dark chocolate
• 150ml double cream

Recipe

• Preheat the oven to 180C/Fan 160C/Gas 4
• Mix the flour, cocoa powder and mixed spice together.
• Add the rest of the ingredients and mix well.
• Line a 24cm cake tin with greaseproof paper and pour in the cake mixture. Bake for around 50 minutes until well risen and browned.
• Make the icing by melting the chocolate over a pan of boiling water. Add the cream and stir.
• Leave the icing to cool a little and then pour over the cake. Leave to set and serve. Enjoy!

This was the perfect treat to have whilst snuggling up watching Netflix on a grey autumn afternoon – but you can ‘Netflix and Snack’ at any time of the year!

If you’d like to print or pin the Chocolate Courgette Cake recipe for later you can do so below. Enjoy!

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Chocolate Courgette Cake

One thing the children have loved watching recently is Veg Tales – a cute animation where each character is a vegetable. It’s actually taught them loads about food and what different vegetables look like and the colours they are available in. With Veg Tales in mind they helped me make a Chocolate Courgette Cake – perfect for indulging in whilst watching Veg Tales on the TV!

Course Afternoon Tea, Dessert, Snack

Cuisine British

Keyword baking

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 50 minutes

Total Time 1 hour

Servings 1 cake

Ingredients

• 350 g self-raising flour
• 50 g cocoa powder
• 1 tsp mixed spice
• 175 ml oil
• 375 g golden caster sugar
• 3 eggs
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 2 courgettes grated
• 50 g chopped hazelnuts
• Chocolate Courgette Cake – Netflix & Snack!Pin this image on Pinterest

For the icing

• 300 g dark chocolate
• 150 ml double cream

Instructions

• Preheat the oven to 180C/Fan 160C/Gas 4
• Mix the flour, cocoa powder and mixed spice together.
• Add the rest of the ingredients and mix well.
• Line a 24cm cake tin with greaseproof paper and pour in the cake mixture. Bake for around 50 minutes until well risen and browned.
• Make the icing by melting the chocolate over a pan of boiling water. Add the cream and stir.
• Leave the icing to cool a little and then pour over the cake. Leave to set and serve. Enjoy!
• This was the perfect treat to have whilst snuggling up watching Netflix on a grey autumn afternoon – but you can ‘Netflix and Snack’ at any time of the year!