Chocolate Chile Zucchini Cake

With cocoa powder, chocolate chips, chile powder, walnuts, and zucchini, there's something in this cake recipe for almost everyone to enjoy.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 55 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins
• Calories: 503 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 6 ounces semisweet chocolate chips
• 2 cups grated zucchini
• 1 tablespoon chile powder
• 0.5 cup butter
• 0.75 cup chopped walnuts
• 0.5 cup vegetable oil
• 2.5 cups all-purpose flour
• 0.5 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1.75 cups white sugar
• 0.5 cup buttermilk

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch cake pan.

Step 2

Stir flour, cocoa powder, salt, and baking soda together in a bowl.

Step 3

Mix sugar, butter, vegetable oil, and eggs together in a large bowl. Add chile powder and vanilla extract.

Step 4

Pour flour mixture into sugar mixture; add buttermilk and stir to combine. Mix zucchini into batter.

Step 5

Pour batter into the prepared cake pan; sprinkle chocolate chips and walnuts on top.

Step 6

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 55 minutes.