Delicious, easy to make, full of flavour cake with zesty mascarpone frosting and sweet morello cherries. It’s fresh and light and the courgette makes it so moist.
Trim the courgettes, cut into thirds.
Zest and juice the limes.
Lightly beat the eggs.
Destalk the lemon thyme.
Halve the glace morello cherries (Ingredients 3).
Allow the mascarpone to reach room temperature.
Cut the butter into cubes and leave at room temperature to soften.
Sift the icing sugar.
Roughly chop the pistachios.
Roughly chop the cherries (To finish).
Preheat the oven to 160ºC.
Grease the sandwich tins and line with parchment paper.
Assemble the food processor bowl onto the power unit.
Fit the fine grating disc, attach the Express Serve lid and ensure it is locked into place.
Place a large mixing bowl beneath the Express serve outlet, line the bowl with the muslin cloth.
Grate Ingredients 1 (courgettes) into the large mixing bowl on high speed using the pusher.
Gather up the edges of the muslin cloth containing the grated courgette, tightly twist the cloth.
Squeeze the excess liquid into the large mixing bowl.
Discard the liquid.
Remove the Express Serve attachment.
Fit the Knife Blade to the food processor bowl
Add the first three items of Ingredients 2 (oil, sugar, lime zest) into the food processor bowl.
Attach the lid and ensure the pusher is in the feed tube.
Mix on high speed for 1 minute or until combined.
Add the remaining items of Ingredients 2 (flour, baking powder, eggs, vanilla, lime juice, salt, lemon thyme) into the bowl.
Mix on high speed for 1 minute or until combined.
Remove the lid and scrape down the sides of the bowl.
Add Ingredients 3 (Glace Morello Cherries) into the food processor bowl.
Weigh the grated courgette into the processor bowl.
Attach the lid and ensure the pusher is in the feed tube.
Pulse until combined.
Divide the mixture evenly between the prepared tins.
Bake at 160ºC for 30-35 minutes until golden brown.
Remove the tins from the oven, let cool for 5-10 minutes.
Transfer the cakes to a cooling rack to cool completely.
Clean the food processor bowl and fit the wWhhisk.
Add the first item of Ingredients 4 (unsalted butter) into the food processor bowl.
Attach the lid and ensure the pusher is in the feed tube.
Whisk on high speed for 30 seconds.
Add the remaining items of Ingredients 4 (mascarpone, butter, icing sugar, lime juice and zest, vanilla) into the bowl.
Mix on high speed for 1 minute until combined.
Place the first cake on the cake plate and level.
Spread with a little mascarpone frosting, smooth sides.
Place the second cake on top to form a sandwich.
Spread with a little mascarpone frosting, smooth sides.
Place the last cake on top and top with the remaining mascarpone frosting.
Garnish with the first two items of Ingredients 5 (pistachios, cherries).
Drizzle with the remaining item of Ingredients 5 (lime zest).
Delicious, easy to make, full of flavour cake with zesty mascarpone frosting and sweet morello cherries. It’s fresh and light and the courgette makes it so moist.
Trim the courgettes, cut into thirds.
Zest and juice the limes.
Lightly beat the eggs.
Destalk the lemon thyme.
Halve the glace morello cherries (Ingredients 3).
Allow the mascarpone to reach room temperature.
Cut the butter into cubes and leave at room temperature to soften.
Sift the icing sugar.
Roughly chop the pistachios.
Roughly chop the cherries (To finish).
Preheat the oven to 160ºC.
Grease the sandwich tins and line with parchment paper.
Assemble the food processor bowl onto the power unit.
Fit the fine grating disc, attach the Express Serve lid and ensure it is locked into place.
Place a large mixing bowl beneath the Express serve outlet, line the bowl with the muslin cloth.
Grate Ingredients 1 (courgettes) into the large mixing bowl on high speed using the pusher.
Gather up the edges of the muslin cloth containing the grated courgette, tightly twist the cloth.
Squeeze the excess liquid into the large mixing bowl.
Discard the liquid.
Remove the Express Serve attachment.
Fit the Knife Blade to the food processor bowl
Add the first three items of Ingredients 2 (oil, sugar, lime zest) into the food processor bowl.
Attach the lid and ensure the pusher is in the feed tube.
Mix on high speed for 1 minute or until combined.
Add the remaining items of Ingredients 2 (flour, baking powder, eggs, vanilla, lime juice, salt, lemon thyme) into the bowl.
Mix on high speed for 1 minute or until combined.
Remove the lid and scrape down the sides of the bowl.
Add Ingredients 3 (Glace Morello Cherries) into the food processor bowl.
Weigh the grated courgette into the processor bowl.
Attach the lid and ensure the pusher is in the feed tube.
Pulse until combined.
Divide the mixture evenly between the prepared tins.
Bake at 160ºC for 30-35 minutes until golden brown.
Remove the tins from the oven, let cool for 5-10 minutes.
Transfer the cakes to a cooling rack to cool completely.
Clean the food processor bowl and fit the wWhhisk.
Add the first item of Ingredients 4 (unsalted butter) into the food processor bowl.
Attach the lid and ensure the pusher is in the feed tube.
Whisk on high speed for 30 seconds.
Add the remaining items of Ingredients 4 (mascarpone, butter, icing sugar, lime juice and zest, vanilla) into the bowl.
Mix on high speed for 1 minute until combined.
Place the first cake on the cake plate and level.
Spread with a little mascarpone frosting, smooth sides.
Place the second cake on top to form a sandwich.
Spread with a little mascarpone frosting, smooth sides.
Place the last cake on top and top with the remaining mascarpone frosting.
Garnish with the first two items of Ingredients 5 (pistachios, cherries).
Drizzle with the remaining item of Ingredients 5 (lime zest).