Chocolate Zucchini Cake

By Doogie

Ingredients

• 2 ½ cups flour
• 1 cup cocoa powder
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 3/4 cup butter or margarine, softened
• 2 cups sugar
• 3 eggs
• 3/4 cup buttermilk
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 2 tsp orange peel, grated
• 2 cups zucchini, shredded
• 1 cup nuts, chopped
• GLAZE: 1 ½ cups powdered sugar, sifted
• 2 ½ tbsp orange juice
• 1 tsp orange peel
• 1 cup butter, melted

Preparation

Step 1

Sift together flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon. Cream butter or margarine. Gradually add sugar, beat until fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each. Beat in sifted dry ingredients, alternately with milk. Stir in vanilla, orange peel, zucchini and nuts. Bake in a 10" tube pan, at 350, for 1 hour. Turn out on rack, let cool for 15 minutes and glaze.
GLAZE: Beat together powdered sugar, orange juice, orange peel and melted butter.