Zucchini Chocolate Cake

Submitted by Charlotte J

"Don't you just love it when you can get your daily vegetable requirements from the dessert you eat? And a chocolate dessert at that!"

 

• Ready In: 1hr 20mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Serves: 18

ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup butter
• 1⁄2 cup vegetable oil
• 1 3⁄4 cups sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1⁄2 cup buttermilk or 1/2 cup sour milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1⁄4 cup cocoa
• 2 1⁄2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups zucchini, grated
• 3⁄4 cup chocolate chips
• 1⁄2 cup walnuts

directions

1. Cream butter then add oil and sugar; mix.
2. Add next 8 ingredients; mix well.
3. Fold in the chips and nuts by hand.
4. Put in a greased and floured 9 x 13 pan.
5. Bake at 325° for 1 hour or until done.

Reviews

[Karen19]

Man, oh man! Exceptionally moist. I substituted applesauce for the oil (left in the butter)and greased the pan for baking. My 6-year old added ingredients in no particular order and it still turned out fantastic! I'll never use another recipe for this cake!

 

[Vicky P]

Out of all the Zucchini Chocolate Cake recipes, this was the one I chose and I'm glad I did (and so was my husband). Very good, moist cake. I changed a few things: first spray & flour the pan, whenever a cake mix asks for oil I liquify the same amount of bananas, in this case I used 3/4 cup bananas plus 1/4 cup oil. Could use 50/50.(Try it, you'll be glad you did)also used 3 eggs because I had so many, and I used whole wheat and unbleached flour combined. Thank you for this recipe, will make it again. Vicky P.

 

[Sueie]

Made this into moist, delicious muffins. Didn't tell the fussy ones there was zucchini in them until they had finished and declared they delcious. This is a keeper.

 

[vttrapperman]

I hate to add anything negative, but I was duped by this same recipe twice and thought it might be worth adding my two cents. I made this a few days ago and when I finished mixing the batter realized that I had made this very cake last year and had forgotten it was the same recipe. The recipe does not have enough cocoa in it to make it truely chocolately. It's a very light colored batter.... and not very chocolately cake either. 1/4 cup wasn't even close. I tried to add a little at the end when I realized it, but it was too little too late. If you are looking for a nice dark chocolate zucchini cake/bread, this one may leave you wanting more... it needs a LOT more cocoa. Sorry!

 

[Sharon123]

My husband was hankerin' for a piece of chocolate cake so I whipped this one up for him. He never knew that I put zucchini in it! I did put a chocolate frosting on it(sweet tooth). Thanks for a yummy cake!