Chocolate Zucchini Cake
photo by Charlotte J
- Ready In:
- 1hr 10mins
- Ingredients:
- 13
- Serves:
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12-18
ingredients
- 2 1⁄4 cups sifted all-purpose flour
- 1⁄2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 3⁄4 cups sugar
- 1⁄2 cup butter, at room temperature
- 1⁄2 cup vegetable oil
- 2 large eggs
- 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1⁄2 cup buttermilk
- 2 cups grated unpeeled zucchini
- 6 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 3⁄4 cup chopped walnuts (optional)
directions
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
- Butter & flour a 9x13 pan.
- Sift flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, & salt into a medium size bowl.
- Beat sugar, butter, & oil with dry ingredients until well blended.
- Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
- Beat in vanilla.
- Mix in dry ingredients alternately with buttermilk in 3 additions each.
- Stir in grated zucchini.
- Pour batter into prepared pan.
- Sprinkle chocolate chips & nuts (optional) over top.
- Bake about 50 minutes, testing with toothpick.
- Cool cake in pan.
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Reviews
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Absolutely delish! But could you take a look at your instructions? #4 and #7 both have us mixing in the dry ingredients. I followed my instincts and creamed the liquids with the sugar and then the dry ingredients and milk. I also used the whole 10 oz bag of chocolate chips. I was going to eat them either way, so...:)
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Update: No wonder I liked this cake, it is very similar to mine, Recipe #18693 This recipe has 1/4 cup more cocoa powder and 1/4 cup less flour then mine .....Sept 9, 09,This is a very easy cake to make which turned out very moist and tender. I reduce the sugar and only used 1 1/4 cups and left out the nuts. After 40 minutes of baking, I tested the cake with a toothpick and it was done. Made for *New Kids On The Block 2009* game