Chocolate Zucchini Cake
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- Number of Servings: 20
Ingredients
Directions
1 c. sifted all-purpose flour1 1/4 c. whole wheat flour 1 tsp. baking soda 1 tsp. salt ½ c. unsweetened cocoa powder ½ c. vegetable oil½ c. unsalted butter, room temperature1-1/4 c. sugar 2 large eggs1 tsp. vanilla½ c. buttermilk2 c. grated zucchini1 c. (or less) semi-sweet chocolate chips3/4 c. chopped walnuts (optional)
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Spray a 13x9 inch baking pan. Sift flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt into a medium bowl. Beat sugar, butter and oil in large bowl until well blended. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla extract. Mix in dry ingredients alternately with buttermilk in 3 additions each. Mix in grated zucchini. Pour batter into prepared pan. Sprinkle nuts and chocolate chips over the top. (If you use mini chocolate chips, you only need ½ cup.) Bake cake for 50 minutes. Cool cake completely in pan. Serves 16.
Number of Servings: 20
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user MIMIMAMA8.
Number of Servings: 20
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user MIMIMAMA8.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 259.7
- Total Fat: 14.7 g
- Cholesterol: 34.0 mg
- Sodium: 193.4 mg
- Total Carbs: 32.2 g
- Dietary Fiber: 2.6 g
- Protein: 3.2 g
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