Chocolate Zucchini Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 2 1/4 cups sifted all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 3/4 cups sugar
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 2 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• 2 cups grated unpeeled zucchini (about 2 1/2 medium)
• 1 (6 ounce) package semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 3/4 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 325°f butter and flour 13 x 9 x 2-inch baking pan. sift flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt into medium bowl.
• 2 beat sugar, butter and oil in large bowl until well blended. add eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. beat in vanilla extract.
• 3 mix in dry ingredients alternately with buttermilk in 3 additions each. mix in grated zucchini. pour batter into prepared pan. sprinkle chocolate chips and nuts over.
• 4 bake cake until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 50 minutes. cool cake completely in pan.