Death by Chocolate Zucchini Cake
Okay, so I'm not going to lie to you. I'm not usually a fan of homemade chocolate cakes. Sometimes they can be really dry and very cocoa-ey tasting. However, when I found this recipe I knew I had to try it. It didn't originally call for whole wheat flour but because it had brown sugar and cocoa I knew it would be perfect for disguising the color and taste of the wheat. I used that same trick when I originally found the zucchini bread recipe posted earlier this week.
Everyday Food Storage Essential Tip: Always remember, you can disguise wheat in any recipe that calls for any of the following ingredients: brown sugar, cocoa/chocolate, fresh fruit or vegetables (banana, apple, or in this case zucchini, etc.).
Anyway, back to this amazing cake. It is moist, ooey and gooey, and oh so chocolatey! The best part about it is that it's a snack cake...meaning... you don't have to bother frosting it!! It wouldn't take a rocket scientist to know this cake is delicious, but just in case you were wondering I really did feed it to a rocket scientist and he loved it and was shocked there was wheat in it! So give it a try, you'll be amazed how delicious it is.
Death by Chocolate, Zucchini Cake
one 8 inch pan, if you want it for a 9x13 just double the recipe
1/2 C. Brown Sugar
1/4 C. White Sugar
1/4 C. Butter
1/4 C. Oil (or Applesauce)
2 Eggs (if you're doubling the recipe use 3 eggs)- 2 T. dehydrated eggs + 1/4 C. Water
1 t. Vanilla
1/4 C. Buttermilk-3/4 T. Dry powdered milk + 1/4 C. Water + 1/4 T. lemon juice or white vinegar, let stand for 5 minutes before adding to the recipe
1 1/4 C. Whole Wheat Flour
1/2 t. allspice
1/2 t. cinnamon
1/2 t. salt
2 t. baking soda
3 T. cocoa
2 C. Zucchini, grated
1/2 C. Chocolate Chips
Instructions:
1. Preheat oven to 325.
2. Cream brown sugar, white sugar, butter and oil together in large bowl.
3. Add eggs vanilla and buttermilk and stir well to mix.
4. In a separate bowl mix remaining dry ingredients together and add to mixture.
5. Fold in grated zucchini.
6. Pour into greased, floured 8 inch round cake pan or 8x8 pan.
7. Sprinkle the top of cake with chocolate chips and bake at 325 for 30-35 minutes or until inserted toothpick comes out clean.
6 comments:
That looks so good!! I'll have to give it a try - I love chocolate in any way, shape, or form (or cake).
Oh my goodness...this looks delicious!
Thank you for sharing the recipe.:)
Wow! This cake looks fantastic. And so does the rest of your blog. I am so excited to go exploring here.
Thank you so much for sharing this!
I just got home from a week on vacation with my milk sour, my bread moldy...you get the picture. I go out to my garden and find 3 huge zuchinnis. It is Sunday, so I have to find something to feed my family with what we have. Knowing I'm gonna have to use my food storage, I log on to your blog, and WAH-LAH! 3 recipes using zuchinni! Thank you!
Rindee,
So glad I could help out. I hope your family enjoyed all of the zucchini!
Just tried this receipe today . . . it was awesome!! Definitely a keeper. Thank you!!
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