Zucchini and orange slab slice

The hardest part of this recipe will be keeping your fingers from swiping the frosting! This is a world-class recipe but it won’t cost you. It is seriously a treat!

Ingredients

• 185g butter
• 2 teaspoons finely grated orange rind
• 1 cup (220g) caster sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 1/2 cups coarsely grated zucchini (3 small)
• 1/4 cup (60ml) orange juice
• 1 1/2 cups (225g) self-raising flour

Orange frosting

• 125g butter, softened
• 2 cups (320g) icing sugar mixture
• 1/4 cups (60ml) orange juice

Method

1. Grease 19cm x 29cm slice pan, line base with baking paper.
2. Beat butter, rind and sugar in small bowl with electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time and beat until combined.
3. Transfer mixture to large bowl; stir in zucchini, juice and flour; spread mixture into prepared pan.
4. Bake in moderate oven about 40 minutes. Let cake stand for 5 minutes; tun onto wire rack to cool.
5. Top cake with orange frosting and, if desired, a little thinly sliced orange rind.

Orange frosting

1. Beat butter in small bowl with electric mixer until light and fluffy. Gradually beat in icing sugar and juice; beat until frosting is smooth.

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