Chocolate Zucchini Cake

Time: Total 65 minutes, 20 prep, 45 bake

Difficulty: Moderate, Grating Zucchini

Hardware: 9” × 13” baking pan, electric hand mixer

Yield: 16

Accompaniments: Ice Cream

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Chocolate Zucchini Cake

Ingredients

• ½ cup oil

• ½ cup butter

• 1 ¾ cup sugar

• ½ tsp baking powder

• 1 tsp soda

• 1 tsp salt

• 2 eggs

• 1 tsp vanilla

• 2 ½ cups flour

• ½ cup sour cream

• 2 tbsp cocoa

• 2 cups grated raw zucchini

Finishing Ingredients

Top with these before baking

• ½ cup sugar

• ½ cup walnuts

• ½ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

Step By Step

1. In a large mixing bowl, mix oil, butter, and sugar to a paste. Mix in dry ingredients; baking powder, soda and salt.

2. Beat eggs and add to bowl along with vanilla

3. Add cocoa and sour cream. Mix well with a hand mixer. Batter will be thick.

4. Fold in raw zucchini. Pre-heat oven to 325 degrees.

5. Grease and lightly flour a 9×13 glass backing pan. Pour batter into pan.

6. Sprinkle sugar, nuts and chocolate chips on top of batter.

7. Bake at 325 for 40 to 45 minutes.