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Chocolate Zucchini Cake

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Chocolate Zucchini Cake is a rich, dense cake. What a terrific way to eat your veggies.

Chocolate Zucchini Cake with Chocolate Ganache and Whipped Cream

Chocolate Zucchini Cake with Chocolate Ganache and Whipped Cream

Chocolate zucchini cake is so tasty.

I want to tell you about my friend Maggie Stoffel’s Chocolate Zucchini Cake with Ganache Frosting and Whipped Cream. It is a favorite in her family and one that I enjoy. She now makes it gluten free for me and it is just as good as the original version. Sometimes she serves it with a raspberry sauce over the top.

Did you know that August 8 is National Zucchini Day? Doesn’t this sound like a terrific way to eat vegetables? All-in-all, Chocolate Zucchini Cake is a truly decadent dessert. If you only eat a small piece (1/12 of the cake), it’s not too bad for you. The problem is, you just want to sit down and eat the whole thing, right?

What You Need

For this recipe, you will need measuring cups and spoons, a box grater or food processor, a good electric mixer and a springform baking pan. But what you really want is a terrific espresso machine, an excellent gas stove with double ovens, and some wonderful dinnerware, am I right?

Chocolate Zucchini Cake Recipe

Chocolate Zucchini Cake
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Chocolate Zucchini Cake

A dense CHOCOLATE tort you will crave.

Course Cake, Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword Chocolate zucchini cake, zucchini cake
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Servings 12
Author Recipe Idea Shop/Maggie Stoffel

Ingredients

  • 3 cups grated zucchini (measure after grating)
  • 3/4 cup chopped walnuts (toasted, measure after chopping)
  • 2 cups sifted flour (can be gluten free)
  • 3/4 cup good dark unsweetened cocoa
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup light brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 tablespoons creme de cocao (chocolate liqueur)

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350F degrees.
  2. Grease 11-inch springform pan.

  3. Line the bottom of the pan with wax paper, and spray and flour the paper.

  4. Grate zucchini and set aside.
  5. Toast and chop walnuts; set aside.
  6. Whisk together in a separate bowl, and set aside: flour, cocoa, cinnamon, cardamom, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
  7. Beat eggs at medium-high until light. With the mixer at low, slowly add 1 cup of sugar.
  8. Increase the mixer speed until medium-high until the eggs/sugar look light again and the sugar is fully incorporated.
  9. Then stop mixer and add 1 cup light brown sugar.
  10. Beat at med high until the mixture again looks lightened and the sugar is incorporated.
  11. Then beat into the eggs/sugar mixture: vanilla and creme de cocao.
  12. Add the dry ingredients all at once and mix just until fully incorporated.
  13. Then add the zucchini and nuts until fully incorporated.
  14. Pour into the batter into the prepared pan.
  15. Place the pan on the middle rack of the oven.
  16. Bake for 50-60 minutes.
  17. Check with a toothpick or cake tester at 50 minutes. When done, the testing implement should come out clean.
  18. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes on a rack.
  19. Release and remove the side.
  20. Invert the cake on the rack carefully and remove the bottom of the spring form pan and the circle of wax paper.

  21. Cool to nearly room temperature before covering with Ganache.

  22. Slice and serve with a dollop of whipped cream.

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    Nutrition Information

    The information shown is an estimate provided by an online nutrition calculator. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.

    Chocolate Zucchini Cake Nutrition Label (Shown with Ganache and Whipped Cream)

    Chocolate Zucchini Cake Nutrition Label (Shown with Ganache and Whipped Cream). Each serving is 1/12 the cake. Nutrition does not include Ganache and Whipped Cream.

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