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Cooking with Barbara Brown

 

 

 

Chocolate Zucchini Cake

  •  2-1/2 cups unsifted flour

  • 1/2 cup baking cocoa

  • 2-1/2 teaspoons baking powder

  • 1-1/2 teaspoons baking soda

  • 1 teaspoon salt

  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon

  • 3/4 cup unsalted butter, softened

  • 2 cups sugar

  • 3 eggs

  • 2 teaspoons vanilla

  • 2 teaspoons grated orange rind

  • 2 cups coarsely shredded zucchini

  • 1/2 cup reduced fat milk

  • 1 cup chopped nuts

  • 1/2 cup sifted powdered sugar

  1. Preheat oven to 350oF.  Grease and flour a 10-inch tube or bundt pan.

  2. Combine the first 6 ingredients in bowl; set aside.

  3. Cream butter with sugar until creamy.  Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.  Stir in 2 teaspoons vanilla, orange rind and zucchini. 

  4. Add dry ingredients alternately with half cup milk, mixing well after each addition.  Fold in nuts.

  5. Pour into prepared pan.  Bake at 350oF for about 1hour.  Cool in pan for 15 minutes.  Remove to wire rack to cool completely.

  6. Sift powdered sugar over cooled cake.

 Yields 16 servings. 

Nutrition Facts
Servings per recipe: 16.....................
Amount Per Serving
Calories 3327..........................                      Calories from fat 135
............................................................           % Daily Value
Total Fat 15g............................     81                        423%
.........   Saturated Fat 6g1                                            31%
Cholesterol 58mg.....3                                                19%
Sodium 345mg........                                            n     14%
Carbohydrate 47g............                                          16%
............Dietary Fiber 2g........                                        9%
Protein 5................................................                     9%
Vitamin A: 9%            Vitamin C: 3%                 Folacin: 4%
Calcium: 7%.........        Iron: 10%                    Potassium: 4% 

Source: Modified from original source:  Flavor of Nashville, Home Economists in Home and Community, 1996, P.O. Box 50484, Nashville, TN 37205-0484

Provided by:

Barbara Brown
Food Specialist
OSU Cooperative Extension Service
Stillwater, Oklahoma 74078-6141
bbrown@okstate.edu