Chocolate Zucchini Cake
Created by KatBritton on July 27, 2012
- Servings: 24
- Prep Time: 15m
- Cook Time: 25-30m
- Recipe #6025
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1 1/2 cups white sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 large egg
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder (add a few more tablespoons for a deeper chocolate flavor)
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups shredded zucchini
- 3/4 cup chopped walnuts or pecans
- Chocolate frosting
How to Make
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Step 1: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a 9x13 inch baking pan.
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Step 2: In a large bowl, mix together the oil, sugar, egg and 2 teaspoons vanilla until well blended. Combine the flour, 1/2 or 3/4 cup cocoa, baking soda and salt; stir into the sugar mixture. Fold in the zucchini and walnuts. Spread evenly into the prepared pan.
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Step 3: Bake for 25 to 30 minutes in the preheated oven, until brownies spring back when gently touched.
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Step 4: Cool completely then frost with favorite chocolate frosting.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (44.8 g)
- Calories 125.7
- Total Fat - 3.1 g
- Saturated Fat - 0.5 g
- Cholesterol - 8.7 mg
- Sodium - 86 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 23 g
- Dietary Fiber - 1.3 g
- Sugars - 13 g
- Protein - 2.5 g
- Calcium - 13.7 mg
- Iron - 0.6 mg
- Vitamin C - 2.1 mg
- Thiamin - 0 mg