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For the cake:

• 500g courgettes (4-6 small)
• 4 large eggs
• 250ml vegetable oil
• 300g caster sugar
• 450g self raising flour
• 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
• 1 tsp of baking powder

• 400g cream cheese
• 300g icing sugar
• Juice of 2 limes

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• Preheat the oven to gas mark 4 (180 degrees centigrade)
• Grease and line two 9 inch sandwich or springform tins.
• Grate the courgettes (using the largest part of the grater) and then drain using a sieve and pressing down occasionally.
• Put the eggs, oil and sugar in a bowl and beat well.
• Sieve in the flour, bicarbonate of soda and baking powder and beat until combined.
• Stir in the grated courgette. Divide the mixture between the two lined tins and bake in the oven for 30-35mins until coming away from the sides of the tin and slightly browned.
• Leave to cool in the tin for 5 minutes and then turn out onto a cooling rack to cool fully.

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听For the filling/topping:

• Beat the cream cheese and then sieve in the icing sugar (a little bit at a time will stop it going everywhere)!
• Stir in the limejuice..
• Spread one of the layers with a generous helping of the filling, add the second layer and then the leftover topping.
• Decorate with lime zest and courgette flowers if you're feeling fancy!