Chocolate zucchini cake

Chocolate zucchini cake

Ingredients/Components

• sugar - 2 c
• eggs - 3 item
• vanilla - 2 tsp
• milk - 1/2 c
• chopped nuts - 1 c
• cocoa - 1/2 c
• baking powder
• baking soda
• chocolate chips - 1 c
• all-purpose flour
• softened butter - 3/4 c
• grated orange peel - 2 tsp
• coarsely shredded zucchini - 2 c
• each salt and cinnamon - 1 tsp

How to make chocolate zucchini cake:

Combine the flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon. Set aside. With a rotary mixer, beat together the butter and sugar until they are smoothly blended. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. With a spoon, stir in the vanilla, orange peel and zucchini. Alternately, stir the dry ingredients and the milk into zucchini mixture, including the nuts with the last addition. Pour batter into a greased 9 x 13-inch pan. Bake at 350° for 50 to 60 minutes or until tests done. Remove from oven and immediately sprinkle with chocolate chips. Spread chips with knife as they melt.

Recipe categories: Desserts, Chocolate, Cakes.