This chocolate zucchini cake is so good and gives you another way to use some of that zucchini. This is good with or without the frosting but I think the more chocolate the better. The frosting just completes how good this cake really is. It won’t last long! My family loves this cake and I make it a lot whenever I have zucchini on hand. You might also like our recipe for sour cream zucchini brownies.
Chocolate zucchini Ingredients Needed:
Sugar
Oil
Butter
Eggs
Baking soda
Vanilla extract
All-purpose flour
Buttermilk
Zucchini, shredded
Cocoa
Chocolate chips
Walnuts or nuts of your choice
Frosting Ingredients Needed:
Cocoa
Milk
Butter
Vanilla flavoring
Confectionery sugar
This cake is wonderful to take to any summer gathering. It is so good and always a hit. You can easily make this cake a day in advance. You can always leave the nuts out if you like. I must admit my family looks forward to this cake every year. It’s just that good!
Recipe feedback: “I made this today. Yum, it is good! I could not stop eating the icing either. Thanks Judy! It’s a nice change from Zucchini bread.” -S.F.
“I had this Chocolate Zucchini Cake for the first time at the Family Re-Union this year. It was great. I even got to bring some home with me. YUM YUM!” -Karen
“This cake is incredible! I will definitely make it again. We always have a lot of zucchini and this is going to stay in our rotation. I never thought this would be this good, but its amazing!” – Jessica
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Chocolate Zucchini Cake
This delicious zucchini cake is a family favorite. Easy to make and a great way to use zucchini. Wonderful reviews on this delicious cake.
Servings: 10 servings
- 1 1/4 cups sugar
- 1/2 cup oil
- 1 stick butter or margarine softened
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoons baking soda
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup buttermilk
- 2 cups zucchini shredded
- 1/4 cup cocoa
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup walnuts or nuts of your choice
Frosting Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons cocoa
- 5 tablespoons milk
- 4 tablespoons butter or margarine softened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla flavoring
- 2 cups confectionery sugar
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In a large bowl with mixer cream together sugar and butter; Add oil, flour, vanilla, buttermilk, cocoa, eggs and baking soda. Fold in zucchini, chocolate chips and nuts. Pour into a 13 x 9 inch baking dish that has been sprayed with cooking spray. Cook in preheated 350 degree oven 35 to 45 minutes until done in center.
Frosting Instructions
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Mix together cocoa, butter, milk and vanilla with mixer. Add sugar, mix well. If too thick, add more milk. Spread over cooled cake.
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