The best happy dance recipe – Zucchini Chocolate Best Cake. Seriously delicious. From my kitchen to yours…NOW. The best cake.
Hello my dear readers,
We do not meet people by accident. They are meant to cross our path for a reason. To teach us something.
So, when 3 zucchinis come into my life today…I started to think: This is not an accident. There is soul lesson for me to share.
And as I was thinking my KitchenAid mixer turn itself on and started Happy Dance.
We are making the best cake using one of your zucchini. The cake is called
Zucchini Chocolate Best Cake.
Are you ready to share? – my mixer is asking.
Since I know, I can’t always control everything and every aspect of my life I decide to be more relaxed and talk back to my gray hardworking mixer.
Are you saying we are making the best chocolate cake using zucchini?
Yes, I heard answer back. Yes, we are.
This KitchenAid Mixer is amazing. It can talk…and it knows our secret.
My grandmother’s secret – Zucchini Chocolate Best Cake.
So, are ready for soul lesson from our first Zucchini?
Let’s do it.
Description of Zucchini Cake
Extra special and super quick recipe to make using the simple ingredients. No one and I will repeat no one will be able to resist this easy Zucchini Chocolate Best Cake. It has a deep, rich chocolate flavor. It is loaded with zucchini, chocolate chips, walnuts and more.
IMPORTANT: No, you can’t see the zucchini. So, yes make this recipe for your kids. (specially if they don’t like zucchini)
So, let’s start with shopping. You need to buy the following ingredients.
SHOPPING LIST
- flour
- sugar
- cocoa
- butter
- oil
- buttermilk
- eggs
- zucchini
- chocolate chips
- walnuts
- vanilla extract
- cinnamon
Equipment
9 by 13 baking pan
Mixer
mixing bowl
ACTION TIME
ZUCCHINI CHOCOLATE BEST CAKE
Ingredients
1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 3/4 cup white sugar
2 eggs (large)
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 cup buttermilk
Flour Mixture
1 tsp cinnamon
2 1/2 cups flour
1/4 cup cocoa (unsweetened)
1 tsp baking soda
1/8 tsp salt
1 1/3 cups chocolate chips
1/3 chopped walnuts
1 3/4 cups grated zucchini
INSTRUCTIONS
Line a baking pan 9 x 13 with aluminum foil. Spray with baking spray. Set aside.
Preheat oven to 350 F.
Flour mixture:
In a bowl add flour, cocoa, baking soda, cinnamon, salt.
Add the following ingredients to your mixing bowl:
butter, oil and sugar.
Mix until incorporated.
Then add eggs, vanilla and mix until blended.
Your next step is to add buttermilk and mix in.
Then add flour mixture and mix until the flour is blended.
Meanwhile grate the zucchini and add to batter.
Spread the batter into 9 by 13 prepared pan.
Sprinkle chocolate chips and walnuts on batter.
Bake at 350 F for 30 to 35 minutes or until done.
Cool and cut into desired size.
Enjoy and share.
Optional:
Serve with heavy cream, your favorite ice cream, melted chocolate, maple syrup or honey.
Review the Steps
Yes, let’s repeat the steps. Easy Steps.
-Prepare 9 by 13 baking pan
-Preheat oven to 350 F
-Mix dry ingredients into small bowl
-Mix butter, sugar and oil. Add eggs and vanilla then buttermilk.
-Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients
-Then add grated zucchini
-Pour into 9 by 13 pan
-Top with chocolate chips and walnuts
-Bake
-Cool, cut and enjoy
Quick Note
Flour – use all purpose, unbleached
Zucchini – use 1 3/4 cup grated zucchini as it is. Do not try to remove excess water.
Important: Grate zucchini while flour mixture is being blended with wet ingredients.
Eggs – Use large, organic eggs
Oil – I used Crisco oil
Butter – should be softened
Chocolate Chips – sweet chocolate chips, Hershey’s
Buttermilk – if you don’t have buttermilk you can make your own. Use 1/2 cup of regular milk and add 1/2 TBSP white vinegar. Stir and let it sit for 10 minutes. Use it for this recipe.
FINAL NOTE
Zucchini Chocolate Best Cake is A+ recipe.
Super moist and rich topped with chocolate chips and walnuts.
You will definitely make this cake again … and again.
Difficulty Level: Easy
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Zucchini Chocolate Best Cake
Extra special and super quick recipe to make using the simple ingredients.
No one and I will repeat no one will be able to resist this easy Zucchini Chocolate Best Cake.
It has a deep, rich chocolate flavor. It is loaded with zucchini, chocolate chips, walnuts and more
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1 3/4 cup white sugar
- 2 eggs (large)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
- Flour Mixture
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 2 1/2 cups flour
- 1/4 cup cocoa (unsweetened)
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 1 1/3 cups chocolate chips
- 1/3 chopped walnuts
- 1 3/4 cups grated zucchini
Instructions
Line a baking pan 9 x 13 with aluminum foil. Spray with baking spray. Set aside.
Preheat oven to 350 F.
Flour mixture:
In a bowl add flour, cocoa, baking soda, cinnamon, salt.
Add the following ingredients to your mixing bowl:
butter, oil and sugar.
Mix until incorporated.
Then add eggs, vanilla and mix until blended.
Your next step is to add buttermilk and mix in.
Then add flour mixture and mix until the flour is blended.
Meanwhile grate the zucchini and add to batter.
Spread the batter into 9 by 13 prepared pan.
Sprinkle chocolate chips and walnuts on batter.
Bake at 350 F for 30 to 35 minutes or until done.
Cool and cut into desired size.
Enjoy and share.
Optional:
Serve with heavy cream, your favorite ice cream, melted chocolate, maple syrup or honey.
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