Chocolate Zucchini Cake

By sherree

Ingredients

• 1/2 c. butter, softened
• 1/2 c. oil
• 1-3/4 c. sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 1/2 c. butter milk
• 2-1/2 c. flour, unsifted
• 1/2 c. cocoa
• 1/2 tsp. baking powder
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 1 tsp. cinnamon
• 2 c. zucchini, finely diced or grated
• 1/2 c. choc. chips
• 1/3 c. sugar
• 1/4 c. pecans

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 325

Cream butter, oil & sugar.
Add eggs, vanilla & buttermilk. Beat well.
Add dry ingredients. Beat well.

Add zucchini, beat by hand.

Pour into greased/floured (or just use Pam) 9x13 pan.

Sprinkle choc. chips and sugar on top.

Bake 40-45 min. Diana said it took an hour.

NOTE
I've also thrown in a handful of choc. chips into the batter.
If using bunt pan sprinkle bottom with chips and sugar and nuts; increase baking time
CUPCAKES
350 - 15 min.

This cake doesn't need frosting...great the way it is.