Chocolate Chip Zucchini Cake
This delicious Chocolate Chip Zucchini Cake is a family favorite, packed with flavor grated zucchini and chocolate in every bite!
Ingredients
- ½ cup butter room temperature
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- 2 eggs
- 1 ¾ cups sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- ½ cup buttermilk
- 2 ½ cups flour
- 4 Tablespoons cocoa
- 1 teaspoons soda
- 1 teaspoons cardamom
- ½ teaspoons salt
- 2 ½ cups zucchini
Topping:
- ½ cup dark brown sugar
- 1 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1 cup chopped walnuts
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Prepare a 9" x 13" baking pan with cooking spray.
- Grate the zucchini and set aside on a layer of paper towels. Press down with more paper towels on top to remove any water.
- In a mixing bowl, cream together butter, oil, eggs, sugar and vanilla, for about 3 minutes.
- Add in buttermilk and vanilla.
- Next, mix together the flour, cocoa, soda, salt, and cardamom in a separate bowl and whisk.
- Add the dry ingredients to the creamed ingredients and mix until combined.
- Add grated zucchini and gently mix just. Don’t over mix, because it will make the batter runnier.
- Pour the batter in the prepared baking dish.
- Sprinkle brown sugar, walnuts, and chocolate chips over the top of cake.
- Bake 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes. Be careful to not overbake the cake. To check for doneness stick a toothpick in the middle of the cake, it should come out clean, or with a few crumbs.
Nutrition Facts
Calories: 567kcal, Carbohydrates: 70g, Protein: 7g, Fat: 31g, Saturated Fat: 11g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 11g, Monounsaturated Fat: 7g, Trans Fat: 0.4g, Cholesterol: 50mg, Sodium: 186mg, Potassium: 290mg, Fiber: 3g, Sugar: 45g, Vitamin A: 354IU, Vitamin C: 5mg, Calcium: 56mg, Iron: 3mg