Chocolate Zucchini Cake

By á-8107

Ingredients

• 2 1/4 cups flour, sifted
• 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 2 large eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• 2 cups unpeeled zucchini, grated
• 3/4 cup chopped walnuts
• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 325°F.
Grease and flour a large tube pan.

Sift dry ingredients (except sugar, nuts and chips) together.

Beat sugar, butter and oil in a mixer until well blended. Add eggs one at a time, scraping bowl and mixing after each addition.

Beat in vanilla, add dry ingredients alternately with buttermilk (3 dry additions and 2 wet – ending with dry).

Mix in zucchini and pour into prepared pan.
Sprinkle with nuts and chocolate chips.

Bake until a knife inserted in centre comes out clean – about 50 minutes or so.

Cool completely in pan.