Amazing Chocolate Zucchini Bread

This zucchini bread recipe takes a different approach through the use of cocoa powder, cinnamon, and nutmeg.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 40 mins
• Total Time: 55 mins
• Calories: 273 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 cups white sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 3 eggs
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
• 2 cups shredded zucchini
• 0.5 cup milk
• 2.5 cups all-purpose flour
• 0.5 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1.5 teaspoons baking soda
• 2.5 teaspoons baking powder
• 0.75 cup margarine

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Step 2

Beat margarine, sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg together with an electric mixer in a large bowl until light and fluffy. The mixture should be noticeably lighter in color. Add eggs one at a time, allowing each egg to blend into the mixture before adding the next. Beat vanilla extract into the margarine mixture with the last egg.

Step 3

Mix flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a bowl. Pour the flour mixture into the margarine mixture alternately with the milk, mixing until just incorporated. Fold zucchini through the batter, mixing just enough to evenly combine. Pour batter into 2 loaf pans.

Step 4

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 40 to 45 minutes. Cool in the pans for 10 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.