Chocolate Chip Orange Courgette Bread

Servings

24

Ingredients

• 3 eggs
• 2 cups white sugar
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 cups grated courgette
• 1 cup chopped walnuts
• 1 cup plain chocolate chips
• 1 tablespoon orange zest
• 3 cups plain flour
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg

Instructions

1. Sift together flour, baking powder, soda, salt, and spices.
2. In a large bowl, beat eggs until light and fluffy. Add sugar, and continue beating until well blended. Stir in oil, vanilla, courgette, nuts, chocolate chips, and orange rind. Blend in sifted ingredients. Turn batter into two greased 9 x 5 inch loaf pans.
3. Bake at 175°C for 50 minutes, or until bread tests done. Remove loaves from pans, and cool. Chill before slicing.