Double Chocolate Zucchini Cake

By srumbel

You start with a simple chocolate cake, mix in some zucchini for moisture, sprinkle it with some chocolate chips, and top it all off with a simple powdered sugar glaze. This cake is a great way for any of you who actually have a live producing plant to use up your zucchini. Or if you are like me this cake is totally worth buying some zucchini at the store. Trust me.
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Ingredients

• Glaze:
• 3 Eggs
• 1 Cup Sugar
• 1 Cup Brown Sugar
• 1 Cup Vegetable Oil
• 1 Teaspoon Vanilla
• 2 Cups Zucchini, shredded
• 6 Tablespoons Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
• 3 Cups Flour
• 1 Teaspoon Salt
• 1 Teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
• 1/4 Teaspoon Baking Powder
• 1 Teaspoon Baking Soda
• 2 Cups Semi Sweet Chocolate Chips
• 1 and 1/2 Cups Powdered Sugar
• 1/4 Cup Water

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat your oven to 375 degrees.
In a mixing bowl whisk together all of the dry ingredients. Set aside.
In the bowl of your mixer add the eggs, both sugars, oil and vanilla. Mix until combined.
Stir in the shredded zucchini.
Add the dry ingredients and mix until combined.
Pour the batter into a greased 9x13 cake pan.
Sprinkle the chocolate chips evenly over the top of the batter.
Bake for about 45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Allow the cake to cool for 10 to 15 minutes before adding the glaze.
For the glaze whisk the powdered sugar and water together until fully combined and there are no more clumps of powdered sugar.
Drizzle the glaze evenly over the cake.
Allow the glaze to set up for a few minutes and then serve warm or allow the cake to cool before serving. Enjoy!