Chocolate Zucchini Cake Recipe

Name: Chocolate Zucchini Cake Recipe
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 80 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 ¼ cup Cake Flour (2¼ cups cake flour (270 grams)); ¾ cup Cocoa Powder (¾ cup + 1 tablespoon cocoa powder (unsweetened) (30 grams)); 1 pinch Table Salt (1 pinch salt*); 2 tsp Baking Powder (2 teaspoons baking powder); ⅓ cup Nut (⅓-⅔ cup nuts finely chopped (walnuts, pecans or hazelnuts) — up to 0.667); 1 cup Granulated Sugar (1 cup granulated sugar (200 grams)); 2 pieces Egg (2 large eggs (room temperature)*); 1 piece Egg Yolks (1 egg yolk (room temperature)*); ¾ cup Unsalted Butter (¾ cup + 1 tablespoon butter (melted and cooled) (200 grams)); 2 ⅓ cup Zucchini (2⅓ cups shredded zucchini (about 2 medium) (350 grams)); ¼ cup Chocolate Chip (¼-⅓ cup chocolate chips (small or regular, semi sweet or milk) — up to 0.333)

Chocolate Zucchini Cake Recipe - Dessert (American)

80 minAmerican

Servings10

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Steps

1Pre-heat oven to 350F (180C). Grease and flour an 8 or 9 inch (20-23cm) cake pan.
2In a medium bowl whisk together the flour, cocoa, salt, baking powder and nuts. Set aside.
3In the mixing bowl beat together the sugar, eggs & yolk until light, about 3 minutes on medium/low speed, then beat in the melted cooled butter and then the grated zucchini add the dry ingredients and combine until smooth, about 1 minute.
4Pour into the prepared cake pan, sprinkle with some chocolate chips if desired and bake for about 50-60 minutes test for doneness with a tooth pick (it may take more or less time depending on your oven). Let cool before serving. Enjoy!