Easy Chocolate Zucchini Cake

By Addie

This chocolate zucchini cake is easy to make with a cake mix, and it's loaded with chocolate chips, shredded zucchini, and nuts.

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup (4 ounces) butter, softened
• 4 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1 chocolate fudge cake mix with pudding in the mix, about 18.25 ounces
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 medium zucchini, shredded, about 1 1/2 cups shredded
• 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
• 1 cup chopped pecans or walnuts

Preparation

Step 1

Grease and flour a 12-cup Bundt cake pan or 10-inch one-piece tube cake pan. Heat oven to 325° (350° for a light-colored pan).

In a mixing bowl with electric mixer, beat the butter until light; beat in eggs and flavorings. Beat in the sour cream and cinnamon, then slowly beat in the cake mix. Stir in the zucchini, chocolate chips, and pecans.

Spoon the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 40 to 50 minutes, or until a toothpick or cake tester comes out clean when inserted in the center of the cake. Cool on a rack for 15 minutes. Invert the cake onto a serving plate to cool completely. Frost the cake or dust with powdered sugar.
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REVIEWS:

Very moist! I made this cake for my brother's surprise bday party. It was a smash hit! I divided the recipe into two pans to make a layered cake with raspberry filling and an organic cane sugar chocolate butter cream frosting. We don't like things too sweet around here and this cake was perfect!

This was very easy and moist!! I didnt use any nuts and doubled the chocolate chips!!!! Everyone loved it!!!!

WONDERFUL! I have an abundance of zucchini and am always looking for new recipes to try. This cake is so moist and good. My brother turned up his nose when he heard their was zucchini in it but after 3 big pieces I took it that he didn't care. I have fixed it with the cinnamon and without and I prefer it without. I also don't put nuts in it since we have small children eating it and they love it too.

I found this recipe on the internet and must say it was awsome!!I think that the ingredients, directions and the taste was very good. I shared this recipe with many people and they also thought that this cake was great. You couldn't tell there was zuchinni in it!!! Thanks for sharing, I will make this every year when zucchini comes in.

This is a great recipe. I've made it three times and gave the last cake to my neighbor. I had given her a couple pieces from the last one and they liked it so much, I made one for her and gave her the recipe plus your email address.Thanks for an easy great tasting recipe.