
How To Make Zucchini Chocolate Cake
This chocolate cake is loaded with fresh zucchinis and topped with a rich chocolate frosting. This dessert takes just half an hour to whip up.
Serves:
Ingredients
For Cake:
- 2cupsall purpose flour
- ½cupHershey’s unsweetened cocoa
- 2tspbaking soda
- 1tspsalt
- 1¾cupgranulated sugar
- 1cupbutter,melted
- 1tspvanilla extract
- 3eggs,lightly beaten
- ¾cupbuttermilk
- 2cupzucchini,grated and squeezed dry
For Frosting:
- ¾cupbutter
- ⅓cupmilk,or cream
- ¼cupcocoa powder,sifted
- 3½cupspowdered sugar,sifted
- 1tspvanilla extract
Instructions
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In a large mixing bowl, whisk together dry ingredients. Create a well or nest in the center of the dry ingredients and pour in the butter, buttermilk, vanilla extract and eggs.
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Using a spatula or wooden spoon stir for 10 seconds, then fold in the grated zucchini. Continue mixing until no flour pockets remain.
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Place into a buttered (or sprayed) 9×13 inch baking pan. Place in the oven and bake at 350 degrees F for 25 to 28 minutes. Remove from the oven and allow to cool.
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Meanwhile, to make the frosting, in a medium saucepan set over low heat, melt the butter, then add the milk and sifted cocoa powder.
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Stir to combine, then remove from the heat and add the vanilla extract and the sifted powdered sugar. Spread over the slightly warm cake.
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Allow to cool/set for 30 minutes before slicing and serving.
Nutrition
- Calories: 605.63kcal
- Fat: 29.24g
- Saturated Fat: 18.03g
- Trans Fat: 1.09g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 7.71g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 1.36g
- Carbohydrates: 84.98g
- Fiber: 2.76g
- Sugar: 65.23g
- Protein: 5.81g
- Cholesterol: 112.45mg
- Sodium: 414.99mg
- Calcium: 53.51mg
- Potassium: 215.35mg
- Iron: 2.03mg
- Vitamin A: 250.96µg
- Vitamin C: 3.85mg
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