Saturday, June 20, 2009

Chocolate Zucchini Cake with Butter Cream Frosting

Due to the abundance of zucchini coming from our flourishing garden, I decided to make zucchini cake for our weekly pot luck after church, we hope everyone enjoys eating it as much as I enjoyed making it. Hopefully you will see more zucchini recipes soon!

11/2 c. sugar
1/2 c. butter
1/4c. oil
3 eggs
1/2c. milk
1 tsp. vanilla
2 1/2 c. flour
1/2 c. cocoa powder
1 tsp. baking powder
1tsp. baking soda
2 c. shredded zucchini
1/2 tsp. cinnamon(optional)
Cream sugar butter and oil. Beat in eggs, milk and vanilla. Combine dry ingredients and add. Stir in zucchini. Pour into a butterd 13x9inch pan bake at 350 for about 40 min. till done in center. Cool. Frost with butter cream or chocolate butter cream if desired.


Variation: Add 1 tsp. grated orange make glaze with 3/4 c. powdered sugar 1/2 tsp. grated oarange peel and 1/2 T. orange. Drizzle over cooled cake.
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2 comments:

Candace/Chloe said...

YUM!!!!!!!

Candace/Chloe said...

I want to make this today. Do you have a favorite butter cream recipe you can email me? Or post?