Courgette, honey and lemon cake recipe

This inventive spin on the popular lemon drizzle cake is moist and moreish

courgette, honey and lemon cake
This courgette, honey and lemon cake makes a perfect dinner party dessert
(Image credit: Lizzie Mayson)

The mighty lemon drizzle cake is everyone's favourite, said Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall. This spin on it includes courgettes: as well as helping you up your plant intake, they keep the cake nice and moist. The lemon drizzle topping makes the cake irresistibly zingy. To turn it into a dinner party dessert, serve it with crème fraîche, summer berries and an extra trickle of honey.

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