Zucchini Chip Chocolate Cake

  Desserts

This moist, chocolatey cake makes good use of summer’s bounty of zucchini. Serve it alone or with fresh berries.

Zucchini Chip Chocolate Cake

Average Rating: 4.447368

TOTAL TIME: Prep: 25 min. Bake: 45 min. + cooling
YIELD: 15 servings.

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

Instructions

  • 1. Preheat oven to 325°. In a large bowl, beat 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 flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder and salt; add to batter alternately with milk mixture, beating well after each addition. Fold in zucchini.
  • 2. Transfer to a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Sprinkle with chocolate chips. Bake 45-50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack. Dust with confectioners' sugar.

Nutrition Facts

1 piece: 341 calories, 17g fat (6g saturated fat), 46mg cholesterol, 248mg sodium, 45g carbohydrate (28g sugars, 1g fiber), 5g protein.

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