Chocolate Zucchini Cake

This is a moist fudgy type cake. Sweet but not extremely sweet and makes good use of zucchini! You can frost it with chocolate frosting or cream cheese icing.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 50 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins
• Calories: 269 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 cups white sugar
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• ¾ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 4 eggs
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• ¾ cup chopped walnuts
• 1 ½ cups vegetable oil
• 3 cups grated zucchini

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13 inch baking pan.

Step 2

In a medium bowl, stir together the flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder, salt and cinnamon. Add the eggs and oil, mix well. Fold in the nuts and zucchini until they are evenly distributed. Pour into the prepared pan.

Step 3

Bake for 50 to 60 minutes in the preheated oven, until a knife inserted into the center comes out clean. Cool cake completely before frosting with your favorite frosting.