Chocolate Zucchini Cake
You'd never know there's zucchini in this ultra-moist, rich chocolate cake.
1/2 cup (1 stick, 4 ounces) butter
1/2 cup (3 1/2 ounces) vegetable oil
1 3/4 cups (12 1/4 ounces) granulated sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 large eggs
1/2 cup (4 ounces) sour cream or yogurt
2 1/2 cups (10 1/2 ounces) King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
3/4 cup (2 1/4 ounce) Dutch-process cocoa
2 teaspoons espresso powder, optional but tasty
2 cups shredded zucchini (about one 10" zucchini, about 12 ounces)
1/2 cup (3 ounces) chocolate chips
1 cup (6 ounces) chocolate chips, for icing
Preheat the oven to 325°F. Lighlty grease a 9" x 13" pan.
In a large mixing bowl, cream together the butter, oil, sugar, vanilla, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Beat in the eggs.
Stir in the sour cream or yogurt alternately with the flour. Then add the cocoa and espresso powder, mixing till smooth. Finally, fold in the zucchini and 1/2 cup chocolate chips.
Spoon the batter into the prepared pan. Bake the cake for 30 to 35 minutes, till the top springs back lightly when touched, and it seems set. Slide the cake out of the oven, sprinkle it evenly with the 1 cup chocolate chips, and return it to the oven for 5 minutes, or until a cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean. Remove the cake from the oven, and use a cake spatula or rubber spatula to spread the chocolate chips into a smooth glaze. Cool on a rack. Yield: 24 servings.
Nutrition information per serving (1 square, 71g): 237 cal, 12g fat, 3g protein, 11g complex carbohydrates, 2g dietary fiber, 23mg cholesterol, 142mg sodium, 113mg potassium, 61RE vitamin A, 2mg vitamin C, 1mg iron, 43mg calcium, 48mg phosphorus.
Reviews
03/11/2009
THIS CAKE WAS FAIRLY DRY, NOT CHOCOLATY ENOUGH AND OVERALL, NOT WORTH THE INGREDIENTS.
04/20/2009
This cake is a keeper. Stayed moist even after the whole cake was cut. I didn't do the chips on top, I covered it with a chocolate ganache. Couldn't stop eating this cake, everybody loved it. Was easy to make. Cut, beautifully and looked great.
06/08/2009
Excellent! I made this when i had company over and everyone loved it. It was very moist and had great flavor. No one even knew it had zucchini in it not even the 5 kids. When i want to make a cake recipe again i will use this one!
Zucchini in Chocolate Cake! What a great way to add a bit of nutrition to dessert! Irene at KAF
06/18/2009
This is a great recipe. Made it several times always comes out great. Freezes well and still tastes like it was just bake. This is a keeper, always pleases and guests go back for more.
08/02/2009
This cake was easy to prepare. I did find it to be dry the day I baked it. However, I put it in the refrigerator, and the next day it was moist and delicious. It stayed that way for a week. There are only two of us, so I froze half. It was just as good after having been in the freezer.
08/10/2009
I made this cake last night for guests (one who was very skeptical!) and they loved it! I did not have the cocoa powder so I used unsweetened baking squares and reduced the butter. This is a keeper!
08/13/2009
Another fantastic recipe from KAF! I bake for my co-workers at least 3 days each week and made this last night to take in today. Rave reviews! Several people had two slices... large ones at at that!! I'm not a huge chocolate fan but really loved this chocolate cake and can absolutely vouch for being unable to taste the zucchini. Will make this again :)
08/20/2009
I made this recipe the other day and absolutely loved it! I used the double dard dutch cocoa from KAF and the espresso powder too. Nobody who ate it could believe it was made wit zucchini. I also ommitted the chocoate chips at the end and used a dark chocolate stabilized whipped cream frosting. I have been asked to make this my Thanksgiving cake recipe!
08/21/2009
This cake is fabulous! Ahhhh! Loved it. I substituted buttermilk for the yogurt (just because I had some to use up. I halved the recipe and used an 8 inch square pan. You would never know there is zucchini in the cake. It was moist and the ganache was to die for. Rave reviews from the people who ate it, too.
http://kevnkoi.blogspot.com/2009/08/zucchini-chocolate-cake-and-awesome.html
Thanks!
Great substitution, it will be helpful for many baker/customers! Irene at KAF
08/28/2009
I came across this recipe from another blog and was dying to try it. I made it last night but it turned surprisingly dry and not cake-like at all. It was rather dense and again, dry. Is there something of the ingredients perhaps that is missing from the recipe??
Thanks for any help, advice you can give.
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