Courgette Cake

This recipe came to me on a scribbled bit of paper from the friend who'd made it for my birthday. She tells me a Nigella Lawson recipe - it's certainly good!

For the cakes:

• large handful sultanas
• 2 medium - large courgettes, grated using course side of box grater
• 2 large eggs
• 125ml vegetable oil
• 150g caster sugar
• 225g self-raising flour
• 1/2 teaspoon bicarb
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 2 sandwich tins, greased & lined

For the filling:

• good quality lemon curd with some lime juice to taste

For the icing:

• 200g tub organic cream cheese
• 100g icing sugar, sieved
• juice of 1 lime

Method:

1. Preheat oven to 180 C
2. Grate courgettes.
3. Combine eggs, oil and sugar in bowl.
4. Sieve in flour, bicarb and baking powder and beat until well combined.
5. Stir in courgette and sultanas.
6. Pour into tins and bake for 30 minutes until slightly browned and firm to touch.
7. Once cool, sandwich with lemon curd in middle.
8. Spread cream cheese icing on top and firm in fridge if necessary