Zucchini Cream Cheese Cake

Originally an apple cake, but it is excellent with zucchinis as well!

• Ready In: 50 mins
• Serves: 12

Ingredients

• 1 3⁄4 cups sugar
• 1⁄2 cup butter or 1⁄2 cup margarine
• 1  teaspoon vanilla
• 8  ounces cream cheese, softened
• 2  large eggs
• 1 1⁄2 cups flour
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 2 -2 1⁄2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 3 -4  cups zucchini, unpeeled and chopped
• 1⁄3 cup sugar (or less)
• 1  teaspoon cinnamon

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 F (170 C).
2. Beat sugar, butter, vanilla and cream cheese on medium speed or about 4 minutes.
3. Add eggs one at a time and beat.
4. Add flour, baking powder, salt and 2 to 2 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon and beat on low until blended.
5. Shred the zucchini (or chop it into very small pieces). I used my manual food processor (salsa maker) which worked great.
6. Stir in the zucchini.
7. Pour into 13 x 9 pan.
8. Combine the 1/3 cup sugar and 1 teaspoons cinnamon and sprinkle over the batter.
9. Bake for about 30-40 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
10. Enjoy!