This moist loaf is the perfect way to use up excess courgettes or those that have grown into marrows.
The original recipe came from a friend’s grandmother in the USA, it contains 2 cups sugar which I have reduced.  Feel free to reduce this further if you wish.

Thanks to Betsy Rothbacher  from Massachusetts for the original recipe.

Yield: Makes 1 large loaf.

Ingredients

• 3 eggs
• 3/4 cup lightly packed brown sugar
• 3/4 cup white sugar
• 1 cup neutral flavoured oil
• 2 cups pureed courgette/marrow (pureed in a blender)
• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 1/2 cup wheatgerm (for a nutty flavour try toasting the wheatgerm in the preheated oven for 5 minutes)
• 3 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 - 1 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

Method

  Preheat the oven to 160 C and line a large loaf tin (approximately 30cm long) with baking paper. Beat eggs and sugars until pale and creamy.  Mix in the oil and then the remaining ingredients. Pour the mixture into the prepared loaf tin and bake for 30 minutes before increasing the heat to 180 C and baking a further 30 minutes or until the loaf tests cooked when a skewer inserted comes out clean. Allow to cool for 10 minutes in the tin before turning out onto a wire rack to cool completely. Tip:  Pureed courgette/marrow can be frozen and then thawed as needed.