Hillbilly Housewife Chocolate Summer Squash Cake

By Nyneve

Taken from the Hillbilly Housewife website --"Low Cost, Home Cooking from Scratch!"

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup oil
• 1 3/4 cups sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 cup lowfat yogurt, sour cream, buttermilk or sour milk
• 3 cups coarsely shredded squash
• 2 cups flour ( I use fine whole wheat flour)
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 cup cocoa powder
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon (optional)
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper powdered (optional)
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup chocolate chips (optional)

Preparation

Step 1

blend dry ingredients except sugar in a large bowl, mix wet ingredients and sugar, add to dry and stir until well blended. Stir in chocolate chips. Oil a 9 x 13 inch pan (oil and flour if using a bundt pan) bake in a 350 deg oven for 45 min test cake for doneness, It may need more time if squash is very wet. Note if batter seems too thick add a little more milk or yogurt.