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    By Amanda Smyth 2 Comments

    Zucchini and Chocolate Chip Patty Cakes

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    Lately the Big Sister has decided that she doesn't like zucchini.  A very dear friend of mine spends the majority of her waking minutes picking these little green treasures, so this simply will not do.

    The parenting bibles suggest that I just keep serving it to her until she changes her mind - but I haven't got that much time.

    Frankly, every time I hear her declare "I don't like zucchini" at the Zucchini Farmer's dinner table I will the earth to open up and plant me in the paddock along side the poor maligned vegetables.

    So this morning I set out to buy the zucchini some four-year-old love.

    To get you up to speed, here are a list of things (among others) that the Big Sister already loves:

    Chocolate
    Cooking
    Patty cake tins

    So, I figured if I added a bit of zucchini into the mix, she might realise that courgettes are actually pretty cool.

     

    Zucchini and Chocolate Chip Patty Cakes - Thermochef version

    (Makes 12)

    300g zucchini, washed and roughly chopped
    230g plain flour
    1 egg
    2 tablespoons Dutch unsweetened cocoa
    ½ teaspoon baking soda
    ¼ teaspoon baking powder
    ¼ teaspoon salt
    150g sugar
    100g vegetable oil
    1 teaspoon vanilla extract
    200g chocolate chips (add more if you want)

     Method:

    Preheat the oven to 180C.

    Line a muffin tin with twelve patty cake tins.

    Add the zucchini to the thermochef bowl.  Process for 15 seconds, speed 6.

    Add egg, oil, sugar, vanilla to the bowl.  Process for 15 seconds, speed 4.

    Add the remaining dry ingredients (cocoa, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, salt and flour).  Process for 15 seconds, speed 5.

    Finally, add the chocolate chips and stir - speed 2 for 30 seconds.

    Divide the mixture between twelve prepared patty cake tins.

    Bake for 25 minutes or until the top of the cakes spring back when lightly touched.

    Did it work?

    The patty cakes are delicious.  Will they buy the courgette some kudos?  Only time will tell!

     

    Looking for a non-thermo method?

    I've adapted this recipe from one I found on epicurious.  You can find the non-thermo recipe over there.  While you're there consider downloading their app - seven million people can't be wrong!

     

    A footnote:

    Since writing this post, I learned that when considered botanically the zucchini is actually the swollen ovary of the zucchini plant.  Swollen or not, there's something decidedly off-putting about consuming an ovary.  Choc chip and swollen ovary patty cakes anyone?

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    1. Lisa says

      October 02, 2012 at 1:26 am

      These look yummy.l have nominated you for an award...www.mummymanifesto.com

      Reply
    2. Jenny Fitzpatrick says

      February 18, 2013 at 12:51 pm

      Hi Amanda
      I am making the Choc chip and swollen ovary patty cakes today! the boys love them and we are having friends over for a rainy day playdate after school. Perhaps I will just tell them they are chocolate cup cakes!
      Have a great day.

      Jen

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