The zucchini cake becomes one of the most special dishes in the kitchen, but both for children and adults. True, it can be done in different ways, as is often the case with recipes. But we leave you with one of the easiest recipes to prepare and that, as we say, will win over everyone in the house, including the little ones.
Since if these are a little bad for eat vegetables, with a zucchini cake they will not be able to resist either. In addition, it has more vital ingredients for your diet and this makes it a very complete dish. So, take good note of what follows, because it also has several alternatives that you should also know about. We get to work!
Ingredients for the zucchini cake
First of all we have to list all the ingredients. Although you will see that you surely have them all in the kitchen because they are not complicated at all:
- 6 eggs
- 150 grams of flour
- a pinch of yeast
- 100 grams of onion very chopped
- 100 grams of grated cheese
- 100 grams of York or turkey ham
- 450 grams of grated zucchini
How the cake is prepared
- We put the eggs in a bowl and we begin to beat very well until they are frothy.
- It is time to add the flour and also the pinch of yeast. We beat again until both are integrated with the eggs. Remember that to avoid all kinds of lumps, you can use a sieve.
- It is time to chop the onion as finely as possible and incorporate it into our mixture.
- Now it's the zucchini's turn. For it, you must wash it, peel it and grate it.
- Finally, we only have to incorporate both the York ham like cheese.
- We mix well again so that each and every one of the ingredients are well integrated.
- When we have it, we simply have to line a mold that is for the oven and pour our mixture into it.
- We take it to bake for half an hour, approximately at 180ºC.
- When you see it well curdled and slightly golden, it will be time to remove it.
Tips to prepare this vegetable dish
The truth is that, as we progressed, we always found different alternatives. This tells us that we can change the ingredients depending on the diners. As far as the vegetables are concerned, if we add the onion it is because it will give it an extra flavor that captivates and a lot. But also, you can remove it from the recipe or add others such as carrots, pumpkin or also a little leek. The procedure is the same and you will always have to integrate them grated.
Something similar happens with flour. We need it for it to set well, although it is true that sometimes it is not so necessary since, thanks to the egg, it will also make our cake end up curdling and have the ideal consistency. But still, You can substitute wheat flour for whole wheat or even use rice flour, which is also ideal for a recipe like this.
Although it will be healthier with cooked ham, from York or turkey, yes it is true that also incorporating a little bacon will give it more flavor. In the same way you can make a combination of cheeses instead of adding just one. As you can see, there are no specific steps that must be followed to the letter. What you should consider is the time of the oven. Since not all electrical appliances are the same and for this reason, the time that we indicate is always indicative. The best thing is that you control the cooking.
microwave cake
If you don't have an oven or if you don't want to use it, you can make a microwave zucchini cake. It is true that it changes the recipe, but so that you have more alternatives available. In this case, it incorporates milk and cream, in addition to changing the common flour for cornmeal. Be careful with salt and spices if your baby is under one year old, since it is always better to start with some but that are very soft.