200g butter or margarine
200g caster sugar
2 eggs, beaten
150g courgettes (about 2 small ones)
1 small apple
200g plain flour
½ tsp baking powder
pinch cinnamon
1 tsp mixed spice
60g walnuts
80g sultanas
Preheat oven at 180C/gas mark 4.
Grease and line a loaf tin.
Cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the beaten eggs.
Coarsely grate the courgettes and the apple. Squeeze them with your hands to remove any excess moisture, then add to the mixture.
Mix the flour, baking powder, mixed spice and cinnamon, and gently fold into the mixture. Stir in the nuts and fruit.
Transfer to the lined loaf tin and bake for about an hour, or until golden and firm to the touch. Check your loaf is cooked by inserting a sharp knife or skewer into it - it should come out clean if it is cooked through. Your baking time may be more if the courgettes had a lot of moisture in them.
Allow to cool in the tin before turning out.
