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Zucchini/ Pumpkin Olive Oil Cake

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(24 votes)

Category:     Dessert

Description:
This zucchini pumpkin cake is delicious with a scoop of lemon sherbet.


General applicability:

Zucchini/ Pumpkin Olive Oil Cake
Green: recipe contains only neutral or a beneficials ingredients for that type.
Yellow: recipe contains an secondary avoid ingredient that may be substituted by a more permissable one.
Orange: contains an avoid in a primary ingredient.



Ingredient list:
  • Serves 4
  • 3 cups of spelt flour [or rice]
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1/3 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 2 cups raw brown sugar [or 1 cup agave]
  • 1 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
  • 3 large eggs
  • 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
  • zest of 1 1/2 lemon, finely grated
  • 1 1/2 cups of shredded zucchini
  • 1 1/2 cup of shredded pumpkin
  • 1 cup walnuts,chopped


How to make it:
  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
  • In a medium bowl whisk together the flour, baking powder, sea salt and spices, set aside.
  • In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat the brown sugar, eggs and oil until light. Add the vanilla and lemon zest,
  • followed by the dry ingredients, beating thoroughly to combine.
  • Add the zucchini and pumpkin and walnuts.
  • Pour into a greased 13 by 9-inch cake pan.
  • Bake the cake 35-40 minutes, or until it is golden brown on top and springy to the touch in the center.
  • Dust the top of the cake with confectioner's sugar or what ever your preference and serve.
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Blood Type Diet Analysis:


Core Ingredients Analysis:
The ingredients in this category are either BTD compliant for all types or the recipe author and/or editor did not suggest a possible substitution. If this category contains avoids for your blood type this recipe may not work for you, unless you feel like you can omit the item or make an appropriate substitution.

Ingredient
A
B
O
AB
A NS
B NS
O NS
AB NS
Walnuts
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
Sea Salt
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
Pumpkin
B
A
B
N
B
N
B
N
Olive Oil
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
Lemon
B
N
N
B
B
N
N
B
Zucchini
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
Egg Whole, Chicken
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
B


Variations and Substitutions Analysis:
This category of ingredients contains possible substitutions that may allow different blood types to use the recipe or ingredients that can be left out of the recipe altogether.

Ingredient
A
B
O
AB
A NS
B NS
O NS
AB NS
Nutmeg
N
N
A
N
N
N
N
N
Sugar, Brown, White
N
N
N
N
A
A
A
A
Agave Syrup
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
Rice Flour, White
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
B
Cinnamon
N
A
N
N
N
A
A
N
Vanilla
N
N
N
N
N
N
A
N


Macronutrient Analysis:

This recipe may contain macronutrients with important effects on health

  • The recipe may contain ingredients high in lignans
  • The recipe may contain ingredients encourage health microbiome balance