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    Diabetic-friendly chocolate and berry squares

    28 July 2014

    Makes: 1 x 20cm cake
    Preparation time: 15 minutes
    Baking time: 20-25 minutes
    Oven temperature: 180oC

    • 190ml (100g) cake flour
    • 2,5ml baking powder
    • 2,5ml bicarbonate of soda
    • 2,5ml ground cinnamon
    • 2ml ground mixed spice
    • 45ml cocoa powder
    • 10ml finely grated orange zest
    • 1 large egg
    • 125ml sugar replacement (xylitol or Sugalite)
    • 5ml vanilla essence
    • 100ml fresh or frozen berries, plus extra to decorate
    • 150ml finely grated courgette

    Cream cheese icing
    • 125ml fat-free smooth cottage cheese
    • 30ml sugar replacement
    • 2ml finely grated orange rind

    1 Prepare a 20cm square baking tin with cooking spray.

    2 Sift the flour, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda, spices and cocoa together. Add the orange zest.

    3 In another bowl, combine the egg, sugar replacement and vanilla essence together and mix well.

    4 Add the egg mixture, berries and grated courgette to the dry ingredients, mixing until just moistened.

    5 Spoon the mixture into the prepared tin and bake in a preheated oven for 20 to 25 minutes or until a skewer inserted comes out clean. Remove from the oven and cool in the tin. Invert onto a cooling rack. Cut into squares.

    6 Icing Mix the cottage cheese, sugar replacement and orange rind together. Spoon onto each square. Decorate with berries.

    Words: Louisa Holst, Ideas magazine
    Image: Ed O’Riley, Ideas magazine

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