Chocolate Zucchini Cake with Chocolate Chips

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 18
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 265.6
  • Total Fat: 12.8 g
  • Cholesterol: 37.5 mg
  • Sodium: 12.9 mg
  • Total Carbs: 36.2 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 1.4 g
  • Protein: 3.3 g

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Introduction

A wonderful way to use that extra garden fresh (or frozen) zucchini. Very moist and studded with chocolate chips. A favorite among everyone. A wonderful way to use that extra garden fresh (or frozen) zucchini. Very moist and studded with chocolate chips. A favorite among everyone.
Number of Servings: 18

Ingredients

    1 stick of unsalted butter
    1/2 c. vegetable oil
    1 3/4 c. sugar
    2 large eggs
    1 tsp. vanilla extract
    1/2 c. clabbered mild (see note below)
    2 1/2 c. all purpose flour
    1/2 tsp. baking powder
    1 tsp. baking soda
    1/2 tsp. salt
    1/4 c. unsweetened cocoa
    1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
    1/2 tsp. ground gloves
    2 c. shredded or finely chopped zucchini
    1/4 c. semisweet chocolate chips

    For clabbered milk: Combine 1 tablespoon of white vinegar or lemon juice with 1 cup of milk and allow to sit at room temperature for 5 minutes. Use right away. (Can serve as a substitute for buttermilk.)

Directions

Preheat oven to 325. Lightly grease or butter a 9 x 13 pan.


Cream the butter, oil, and sugar in a large bowl. Add the eggs, vanilla, and clabbered milk and beat well.


Combine the rest of the dry ingredients (flour through cloves). Stir dry ingredients into the batter, then add the zucchini, mixing well each time. Pour into the baking pan and sprinkle the chocolate chips on top. Bake for 40 to 45 minutes or until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean.

Number of Servings: 18

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user MOIRALEIGH.