Chocolate Zucchini Bread

By Hklbrries

Note: These breads freeze well. Serve at room temperature with whipped cream cheese flavored with grated orange rind.

Ingredients

• 3 medium eggs
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 cup salad oil
• 2 (1 oz) squares unsweetened chocolate, melted
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 2 cups grated zucchini
• 3 cups sifted all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 cup coarsely chopped almonds

Preparation

Step 1

Beat eggs until lemon colored. Beat in sugar and oil. Stir melted chocolate into egg mixture along with vanilla and zucchini. Sift the flour together with salt, cinnamon, baking powder and soda. Stir into zucchini mixture with almonds; mix well. Pour into 2 (9-by-5-inch) greased loaf pans. Bake in moderate oven 350 F, about 50 to 60 minutes or until breads test done. Cool in pans 15 minutes. Turn out on cake racks to finish cooling.