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Yummy Zucchini Chocolate Cake

Name: Yummy Zucchini Chocolate Cake
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 18 servings.
Ingredients: 1-3/4 cups sugar; 1/2 cup canola oil; 2 large eggs, room temperature; 2/3 cup unsweetened applesauce; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour; 1/2 cup baking cocoa; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/2 cup buttermilk; 2 cups shredded zucchini; 1 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips; 1/2 cup chopped pecans, toasted

45 reviews

Test Kitchen Approved

Total Time

Prep: 20 min. Bake: 30 min.

Makes

18 servings

Updated: Oct. 22, 2022

As a confirmed chocoholic, this is my all-time favorite treat. I found the original recipe more than 20 years ago, but have lightened it up quite a bit. Everyone asks for the recipe, and no one suspects that it's lighter than most chocolate cakes. —Carleta Foltz, Sunrise Beach, Missouri

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Ingredients

1-3/4 cups sugar
1/2 cup canola oil
2 large eggs, room temperature
2/3 cup unsweetened applesauce
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup baking cocoa
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup buttermilk
2 cups shredded zucchini
1 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup chopped pecans, toasted

Directions

Preheat oven to 350°. Coat a 13x9-in. baking pan with cooking spray.

Beat sugar and oil on medium speed 1 minute. Add eggs, applesauce and vanilla; beat 1 minute. In another bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt; add to sugar mixture alternately with buttermilk, beating just until blended. Stir in zucchini.
Transfer to prepared pan. Bake 20 minutes. Sprinkle with chocolate chips and pecans. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 10-15 minutes. Cool in pan on a wire rack.

Nutrition Facts

1 piece: 285 calories, 12g fat (3g saturated fat), 21mg cholesterol, 159mg sodium, 43g carbohydrate (27g sugars, 2g fiber), 4g protein.

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