Chocolate zuchhini cake &Chocolate Buttercream Frosting

By foodiva

Ingredients

• Chocolate Zucchini Cake
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• Chocolate Zucchini Cake
• Triple Chocolate Zucchini Cake has dark chocolate cake with semi sweet chips and a light chocolate buttercream. You will never know there is zucchini in this rich and decadent cake!
• Ingredients
• Dry Ingredients
• 2 cups AP Flour
• 2/3 cup cocoa powder dark or regular
• 1.5 tsp. baking soda
• 1/2 tsp. baking powder
• 1 tsp. salt
• Wet Ingredients
• 1/2 cup canola oil
• 1/2 cup butter softened
• 1.5 cups granulated sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 2.5-3 cups zucchini grated and patted
• 1 cup semi sweet chocolate chips
• Instructions
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Butter and lightly flour 2 8 inch pans.
• Whisk all of your dry ingredients in a bowl.
• Then use a whisk or a stand mixer to whisk together all of your wet ingredients. Start with butter and oil. Then you can add in the rest.
• Then use hand mixer on low/stir to incorporate the dry ingredients into the wet.
• Fold in the chocolate chips and zucchini.
• Bake approx. 30 minutes until toothpick comes out clean.
• Let cool in pans for about 15 minutes before turning onto wire rack. Let cool completely before frosting.
• Chocolate Buttercream Frosting
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• Chocolate Buttercream Frosting
• Fluffy, creamy, and full of chocolate! This buttercream frosting is the BEST!
• Ingredients
• 1.5 sticks butter unsalted
• .5 stick salted butter
• 3 or 3.5 cups powdered sugar pick your sweetness level
• 1/2 cup cocoa powder
• 1/4 cup whole milk or heavy cream
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• Instructions
• In a stand mixer, beat butter one minute. Then add in powdered sugar gradually while mixer is low, so it won't fly out. Add a tablespoon of milk and extract. Add cocoa powder. Next, add rest of milk. Beat on speed 8 until fluffy.
• Recipe Notes
• If you do not have both salted and unsalted butter, go with all unsalted then add in 1/4 teaspoon of salt.

Details

Adapted from ritzymom.com

Preparation

Step 1

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.Butter and lightly flour 2 8 inch pans.Whisk all of your dry ingredients in a bowl.Then use a whisk or a stand mixer to whisk together all of your wet ingredients. Start with butter and oil. Then you can add in the rest.Then use hand mixer on low/stir to incorporate the dry ingredients into the wet. Fold in the chocolate chips and zucchini.Bake approx. 30 minutes until toothpick comes out clean.Let cool in pans for about 15 minutes before turning onto wire rack. Let cool completely before frosting.