Zucchini Chocolate Cake |
Kids love this, and you get to use some of that dreaded *extra* zucchini.
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups Flour
- 1/4 cup Cocoa
- 1 tsp Baking Soda
- 1 tsp Salt
- 1/2 cup Butter Or Regular Margarine
- 1/2 cup Vegetable Oil
- 1 3/4 cup Sugar
- 2 Large Eggs
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
- 1/2 cup Buttermilk
- 2 cups Zucchini, Unpeeled, Grated
- 6 oz Semisweet Chocolate Chips
- 3/4 cups Walnuts, Chopped
Directions
Sift together flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt; set aside. Cream together the butter, oil, and sugar in a mixing bowl until light and fluffy, using an electric mixer at medium speed. Beat in eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Blend in Vanilla Extract. Add dry ingredients alternately with buttermilk to creamed mixture, beating well after each addition. Stir in zucchini. Pour batter into a greased 13 x 9 x 2-inch baking pan. Sprinkle with chocolate chips and walnuts. Bake in a preheated 325 degree F. oven for 55 minutes or until cake tests done. Cool in pan on rack. Cut into squares and serve.
