BAKED NOT FRIED

Simple cakes that are not fried but baked in the oven. I usually fry zucchini cakes on the stove top in an inch of oil, but this time, being in a hurry I decided to just pop them into the oven, so they'll be all done at the same time. No frying, no oily mess, and with aluminum foil covering the baking sheet, no pan washing either!

And after the zucchini cakes were a success, I decided to try tomato-onion cakes the same way! This recipe is easy, quick, no mess, and the variations are endless!

Zucchini Cakes In Oven
Baked Tomato Onion Cakes

ZUCCHINI CAKES (11 cakes)                                        
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Ingredients:

1 large zucchini, grated, excess water squeezed out

½ tsp salt

¼ tsp black pepper

¼ tsp onion powder

¼ tsp garlic powder

¼ tsp ground nutmeg

½ tsp paprika

¼ tsp crushed chili peppers

1 tsp baking powder

4 – 5 tbsp self-rising flour

¼ cup shredded mozzarella
2 eggs, lightly beaten

TOMATO-ONION CAKES (13 cakes)                                     
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Ingredients:

4 roman tomatoes, seeded and finely diced

1 small onion, finely chopped

1 tsp dry basil

1 tsp dry Greek oregano

6 tbsp self-rising flour

1 tsp baking powder

¼ tsp crushed chili peppers

½ tsp black pepper

1 tsp salt

¼ cup shredded Muenster cheese

2 eggs, lightly beaten

sesame seeds and black nigela seeds for topping

Directions for both cakes:

Preheat oven to 425*F.

Into a big enough bowl, put the shredded zucchini and cheese/ diced tomatoes, chopped onions and cheese, and toss to combine. In a smaller bowl mix all the dry ingredient, add them to zucchini mix/ tomato mix, and carefully fold so that all the zucchini mix/ tomato mix is evenly covered with flour mix. Add the lightly beaten eggs, fold again and spoon onto a lightly greased cookie sheet. I’m using my faithful helper, the ice-cream scoop. Don't forget to sprinkle tomato-onion cakes with sesame and black nigela seeds.


Lower the heat to 375*F, and bake the cakes for 10 minutes. Now turn on the broiler and let the cakes brown on top for 2 minutes.