Chocolate Zucchini Cake
This is the only Chocolate Zucchini Cake you will ever want to make! The zucchini makes this cake so moist because you do not grate the Zucchini, you blend it so there are no pieces of Zucchini in the cake. Your family will not even know it’s there. It’s always nice to put a little healthy love into your cake! I sprinkle chocolate chips on top making it good to eat as is or you can also add frosting. My family is chocoholics so I use chocolate frosting too! Any way you top it, it is sure to be a hit in your house!
Ingredients
Cream butter, oil and sugar in a large bowl with a spoon.
Add eggs, milk and vanilla mixing well with a spoon.
Combine dry ingredients in a medium bowl whisking to combine.
Gradually add dry ingredients to the first mixture.
Mix well with a spoon.
Cut the ends off of the zucchini, peel and chop into small pieces.
Put them in the blender and liquify.
Add blended zucchini to the batter and mix well with a spoon.
Pour into a 13″ x 9″ x 2″ baking dish that
has been sprayed lightly with cooking spray.
Sprinkle with chocolate chips and bake in a
preheated 350 degree oven for 35-40 minutes,
or until the toothpick comes out clean.
Let cool and cover with frosting or eat as is!
Chocolate Zucchini Cake
http://www.InDianesKitchen.com
Ingredients
First mixture:
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1-1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 eggs, lightly beaten
- 1/2 cup buttermilk or sour milk (sour milk can be made by adding 1-1/2 tsp of either vinegar or lemon juice to a 1/2 cup of regular milk and letting it sit for 15 minutes)
- 1 tsp vanilla
2nd mixture:
- 2½ cups all purpose flour
- 1/4 cup powdered baking cocoa
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp ground cloves
3rd mixture:
- 2 cups of zucchini, peeled and liquified in a blender (use a smaller zucchini so the seeds blend well or if seeds are larger, cut them out.
- 1/2 cup milk chocolate chocolate chips
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Spray a 13″ x 9″ x 2″ baking pan with cooking oil.
- In a large bowl cream the butter, oil and sugar with a large spoon. Add the eggs, milk and vanilla and mix well with a large spoon.
- Combine all of the dry ingredients whisking until combined. Gradually add the dry mixture to the first mixture with a spoon making sure it is mixed well.
- Add the blended zucchini to the bowl mixing with a spoon until completely combined. Pour into the prepared baking dish and sprinkle with the chocolate chips.
- Bake for 35-40 minutes on the center oven rack until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool in the pan on a rack.
- This can be eaten as is or topped with frosting.
Categories: Cakes, Chocolate, Desserts, Eggs, Vegetables/Slaws/Salads
Thanks, sharing. Regards
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Youre welcome!
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My pleasure madam. Regards
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Delicious!
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Thanks!
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Love this yummy recipe….well done 🙂
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Thank you even the grandkids loved it!
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What a great idea to blend the zucchini rather than grating it. Thanks for the tip Diane 😉
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In do this with my Zucchini Bread too and people beg me to make them some. It makes things so moist that way. Thank you!
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Yummy 😋
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Thank you Hussein!
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Most welcome☺️
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Pinned this one. Great way to use up some of our zucchini from the garden.
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Enjoy ours is half gone already!
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Mmmmm…looks scrumptious.
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Thank you MC!
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Wow! It looks great!
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Thanks Dan it’s half gone already….lol
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Half gone already?! Man, it must be so good that someone stole it.
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Great recipe ! Like your choice of ingredients !
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Thank you Megala!
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Wow! Looks so delicious and moist. Incidentally I made Chocolate zucchini cake last week and is in my draft. However I like the idea of blending the zucchini in your recipe. I will try that next time.
Regards
Ana
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I made it Friday and have 1 piece left, it is STILL moist!! Thanks!
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Wait please! I am wearing my shoes 😊😋
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Hahaha it’s yours!
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Yay thank you💃🏼
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Have you tried it with the zucchini unpeeled?
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No I always peel it with all my recipes. Is there a health benefit with the skin? I know there is with most veggies.
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Yes, it is rich with vitamins K and C and fiber, among others.
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Why thank you! I didn’t know that.
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I musr try this recipe – with cream cheese frosting.
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It is very moist! Even after 4 days it was still moist. Seriously the best I have ever had! The secret is not grating but blending the zucchini into a liquid. I do this in all my Zucchini recipes. Enjoy!
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It sounds like a good idea.
In the UK we call zucchini courgette. My nephew was with me when I saw your recipe, and it turns out he can say courgette in about six languages, though he only speaks English fluently!
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That’s funny! I guess that means he likes it!
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I suppose… although it could be something to do with him working in a refugee camp in Greece, with people of different nationalities. Maybe they cooked zucchini with everything!
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Wow good for him!
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Looks delicious 😋
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Thank you it disappeared fast..lol
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I can imagine!! Haha
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What a brilliant idea. I will definitely try that next time I make zucchini bread and now zucchini chocolate cake 😛.
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It is the moistest cake and delicious! One of my favorites. Thank you!
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Very nice zucchini cake! Pro baker!! Thank for your sharing
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Awe you at so kind!! Thank you Alex!
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Looks so good! I’m gonna have to try this one!
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Thank you!
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Some one said leave skin on don’t it has a bitter taste to it.I will not eat it if i see the skin left on.
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I agree I always take it off too!
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Scrumptious, Diane!
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Thank you Tanja!
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This looks delicious, but that white lace plate displays your dessert so beautifully, it’s a keeper! Yum, C
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Thank you Cheryl it was a Goodwill find.
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I need to make this now 🙂 Thanks for sharing…
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You’re welcome!
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I love the idea of liquefying the zucchini. With most cakes/loaves, you can always tell it’s zucchini – not that there’s anything wrong with that – but I like the idea of making it “invisible”.
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Me too and that way nobody can complain when they see the zucchini because it is not visible. Tricks of the trade…lol Thank you!
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You got me at chocolate. 😉
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Yes the secret ingredient! Hahaha Thank you Laura. ❤️
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I make a zucchini brownie, but this looks better. I have not tried liquifying the zucchini. I will try this and see what the kids think. The recipes are quite similar.
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I only do that to hide them, that way nobody knows it’s in there. Lol
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