Zucchini Chocolate Cake Recipe

By barbaran

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1-3/4 cups sugar
• 1/2 cup canola oil
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup 2% milk
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• 2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup baking cocoa
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups shredded zucchini
• 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
• Confectioners' sugar

Preparation

Step 1

In a large bowl, beat the butter, sugar and oil until smooth. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla.
Combine milk and buttermilk. In another bowl, combine the flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder and salt; add to batter alternately with milk mixture, beating well after each addition. Fold in zucchini.
Transfer to a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan. Sprinkle with chocolate chips. Bake at 325° for 45-50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack. Dust with confectioners' sugar. Yield: 15 servings.



Nutrition Facts: 1 piece (calculated without confectioners' sugar) equals 341 calories, 17 g fat (6 g saturated fat), 46 mg cholesterol, 248 mg sodium, 45 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 5 g protein.