Chocolate Zucchini cake

(from BearNakedBaker’s recipe box)

Source: BNB

Prep time: 20 minutes
Cook time: 40 minutes
Serves 24 people

Categories: Cakes

Ingredients

  • Cake
  • 1/2 cup (8 tablespoons) butter
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 3/4 cups sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1/2 cup sour cream, buttermilk, or yogurt
  • 2 1/2 cups King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
  • 3/4 cup King Arthur All-Purpose Baking Cocoa or Dutch-process cocoa
  • 2 teaspoons espresso powder, optional but tasty
  • 3 cups shredded zucchini (about one 10" zucchini)
  • 1/2 cup chocolate chips
  • Icing
  • 1 cup chocolate chips

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 325°F. Lightly grease a 9″ × 13″ pan.

  2. In a large mixing bowl, beat together the butter, oil, sugar, vanilla, baking soda, baking powder, and salt until smooth.

  3. Beat in the eggs.

  4. Stir in the sour cream, buttermilk, or yogurt alternately with the flour.

  5. Add the cocoa and espresso powder, mixing until smooth.

  6. Fold in the zucchini and 1/2 cup chocolate chips. Spoon the batter into the prepared pan.

  7. Bake the cake for 30 to 35 minutes, until the top springs back lightly when touched, and it seems set.

  8. To ice the cake: make ganache, cover cake

  9. Yield: 24 servings.

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