Zucchini Chocolate Cake Recipe

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This moist, chocolatey cake makes good use of summer’s bounty of zucchini. Serve it alone or with fresh berries. —Weda Mosellie, Phillipsburg, New Jersey

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Zucchini Chocolate Cake Recipe
  • Prep: 25 min. Bake: 45 min. + cooling
  • Yield: 15 Servings
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Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 1-3/4 cups sugar
  • 1/2 cup canola oil
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup 2% milk
  • 1/2 cup buttermilk
  • 2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 cup baking cocoa
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 cups shredded zucchini
  • 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
  • Confectioners' sugar

Directions

  • In a large bowl, beat the butter, sugar and oil until smooth. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Combine milk and buttermilk. Combine the flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder and salt; add to batter alternately with milk mixture, beating well after each addition. Fold in zucchini.
  • Transfer to a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan. Sprinkle with chocolate chips. Bake at 325° for 45-50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack. Dust with confectioners' sugar. Yield: 15 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 piece (calculated without confectioners' sugar) equals 341 calories, 17 g fat (6 g saturated fat), 46 mg cholesterol, 248 mg sodium, 45 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 5 g protein.

Originally published as Zucchini Chocolate Cake in Country Extra September 2010, p46

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Reviewed on Aug. 17, 2011 by chloie01

took this to work everyone loved it, said it was verymoist

Reviewed on Aug. 16, 2011 by samplingjohn

This cake can pass for a brownie in an instan! It is wonderful....I've forwarded this to all I know that love to cook.

Reviewed on Aug. 16, 2011 by djc1954

I cannot imagine why anyone would not love this cake. The reviewers who gave this recipe a low rating must have done something wrong. This cake is deliciously moist and is definitely much better than any plain chocolate cake recipe. I followed the directions exactly and I HIGHLY recommend this recipe. DO try it. If you follow exactly you won't be sorry. Will make it again and again. I am a pastry chef by trade and have made many many cakes.....this is one of the very best! Thank you for a wonderful recipe!

Reviewed on Aug. 16, 2011 by twinsmom98

I loved this cake and would make it again and again. What a great way to use up all of the summer zucchinis.

Reviewed on Aug. 16, 2011 by Dash-of-Pepper

I just made this today. After making it Gluten free (following the rest of recipe to the tee) I put it in a mini Bundt pans and made Ganache to put over it after baking.

Than I made muffins out of the rest and put a Gluten Free apple cinnamon crumb topping on it and baked it. Both turned out well.

Reviewed on Aug. 15, 2011 by Donalee2

I MADE THIS CAKE TODAY AND IT TURNED OUT TERRIBLE. I HAVE MADE ZUCCHINI CAKES BEFORE AND THEY WERE MUCH BETTER THAN THIS ONE. I WON'T BE MAKING THIS AGAIN. WASTE OF TIME.

Reviewed on Aug. 14, 2011 by gebi

I did not feel this was worth the effort; not as good as regular choc. cake recipes and needed icing, in my opinion.

Reviewed on Aug. 14, 2011 by mjgreen

This cake is so moist & delicious. I wouldn't change a thing.

Reviewed on Aug. 14, 2011 by hrlygirl56

This cake is awesome! I wouldn`t change any thing. This is 100% better to me than zucchini bread. It`s so moist and i didn`t have any chocolate chips and it`s just to die for. Try it and u will love it to.

Patti n Indy

Reviewed on Aug. 14, 2011 by duzie505

Very moist & Yummy

 
 

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