Name: Chocolate Zucchini Cake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Ingredients: 2 cup flour; 1 1/2 cup sugar; 2/3 cup cocoa; 1 tsp baking soda; 1/2 tsp salt; 3 cup zucchini, shredded; 3 eggs; 1/2 cup canola or vegetable oil; 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce; 2 cup powdered sugar, sifted; 1 stick butter, softened; 1 tsp vanilla; 1-2 tablespoons milk

Chocolate Zucchini Cake

Mindy Boyd

Chocolate Zucchini Cake is moist, decadent and has all the traditional ingredients of classic chocolate cake, with the addition of zucchini and applesauce.

5 from 1 vote

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Prep Time 15 mins

Cook Time 25 mins

Total Time 40 mins

Course Dessert, Snack

Cuisine American

Servings

Ingredients

For the cake:

2 cup flour
1 1/2 cup sugar
2/3 cup cocoa
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
3 cup zucchini, shredded
3 eggs
1/2 cup canola or vegetable oil
1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce

For the frosting:

2 cup powdered sugar, sifted
1 stick butter, softened
1 tsp vanilla
1-2 tablespoons milk

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350°. Grease and lightly flour 10" X 15" X 1" jelly roll pan.
In a large bowl mix the ingredients for the cake until combined. Pour into jelly roll pan. Bake for 23-25 minutes or until toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Cool completely.
Beat the butter, powdered sugar, and vanilla with an electric mixer in a large bowl until smooth. Beat in enough milk to make the frosting a spreadable consistency. Spread evenly, in a thin layer, over cooled cake.

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Chocolate Zucchini Cake