Chocolate Zucchini Roll Recipe

Ingredients

• 3 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup baking cocoa
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup shredded peeled zucchini
• FILLING:
• 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
• 1/4 cup butter, softened
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 cup confectioners' sugar
• Additional confectioners' sugar

Directions

• Line a greased 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. baking pan with waxed paper. Grease the paper; set aside. In a large bowl, beat eggs for 3 minutes. Gradually add sugar; beat for 2 minutes or until mixture becomes thick and lemon-colored. Stir in zucchini and vanilla. Combine the flour, cocoa, baking soda, cinnamon and salt; add to egg mixture until well blended. (batter will be thick).
• Spread batter evenly in prepared pan. Bake at 350° for 10-15 minutes or until cake springs back when lightly touched. Cool for 5 minutes. Invert onto a kitchen towel dusted with cocoa. Gently peel off waxed paper. Roll up cake in the towel jelly-roll style, starting with a short side. Cool completely on a wire rack.
• For filling, in a large bowl, beat cream cheese, butter and vanilla until fluffy. Beat in confectioners' sugar until smooth.
• Unroll cake; spread filling evenly over cake to within 1/2 in. of edges. Roll up again. Place seam side down on a serving platter. Dust with confectioners' sugar. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour. Yield: 10 servings.

Chocolate Zucchini Roll published in Taste of Home June/July 1999, p67