Chocolate Zucchini Cake Recipe
This chocolate zucchini cake is a moist and fudgy recipe, sweet enough with no frosting, dusted with powdered sugar. A great use of zucchini!
Ingredients
- ½ cup unsalted butter, at room temperature, plus more for the pan (1 stick)
- 2 ¼ cups flour, plus more for the pan
- ½ cup cocoa powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 ½ cups granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- ½ cup oil
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ½ cup brewed cooled espresso or strong coffee
- 2 cups grated zucchini, from 2 medium zucchini, okay to wash and leave the skin on
- 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
- Confectioners’ sugar, for dusting (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees. Generously grease the inside of a 10-inch Bundt pan with butter or a 9×13 pan, then coat with a generous amount of flour. Shake out any excess flour in the pan.
- Whisk together 2 ¼ cups flour, the cocoa powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon in a bowl.
- Combine the ½ cup of butter and the granulated sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer. Beat on low, then medium speed, until well incorporated and creamy. Stop to scrape down the sides of the bowl. Add the eggs one at a time, then the oil and vanilla extract; beat on medium speed until well blended and smooth. Stop to scrape down the sides of the bowl.
- With the mixer on low speed, alternate adding the following ingredients, beating until well incorporated after each addition: 1 cup of the flour mixture, then ¼ cup of the espresso or strong coffee; 1 cup of the flour mixture, then ¼ cup of the espresso or strong coffee; then the remaining flour mixture.
- Stir in the zucchini and chocolate chips. Transfer the batter to the prepared pan. Bake for 50-55 minutes (bundt cake), or 35-40 minutes (9×13 pan), or until a tester inserted into the middle comes out clean.
- Cool in the pan for 15 minutes; dust with confectioners’ sugar, if desired, and serve warm! (Or, with whipped cream or ice cream.)
Notes
Originally posted July 2016 from my mom's recipe.
Nutrition Facts
Calories: 443kcal, Carbohydrates: 54g, Protein: 5g, Fat: 24g, Saturated Fat: 9g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g, Monounsaturated Fat: 10g, Trans Fat: 0.4g, Cholesterol: 49mg, Sodium: 206mg, Potassium: 244mg, Fiber: 3g, Sugar: 31g, Vitamin A: 325IU, Vitamin C: 4mg, Calcium: 29mg, Iron: 3mg