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Chocolate Zucchini Cake Recipe
A dense CHOCOLATE tort you will crave.
Prep Time
20
minutes
mins
Cook Time
50
minutes
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Total Time
1
hour
hr
10
minutes
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Course:
Cake, Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Servings:
12
Calories:
307
kcal
Author:
Lois Carter Crawford
Ingredients
3
cups
grated zucchini
measure after grating
¾
cup
chopped walnuts
toasted, measure after chopping
2
cups
sifted flour
can be gluten free
¾
cup
good dark unsweetened cocoa
1
teaspoon
cinnamon
¼
teaspoon
ground cardamom
2
teaspoons
baking soda
1
teaspoon
baking powder
½
teaspoon
salt
4
eggs
1
cup
sugar
1
cup
light brown sugar
1
teaspoon
vanilla
2
tablespoons
creme de cacao
chocolate liqueur
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350F degrees.
Grease 11-inch springform pan.
Line the bottom of the pan with wax paper, and spray and flour the paper.
Grate zucchini and set aside.
Toast and chop walnuts; set aside.
Whisk together in a separate bowl, and set aside: flour, cocoa, cinnamon, cardamom, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
Beat eggs at medium-high until light. With the mixer at low, slowly add 1 cup of sugar.
Increase the mixer speed until medium-high until the eggs/sugar look light again and the sugar is fully incorporated.
Then stop mixer and add 1 cup light brown sugar.
Beat at med high until the mixture again looks lightened and the sugar is incorporated.
Then beat into the eggs/sugar mixture: vanilla and creme de cacao.
Add the dry ingredients all at once and mix just until fully incorporated.
Then add the zucchini and nuts until fully incorporated.
Pour into the batter into the prepared pan.
Place the pan on the middle rack of the oven.
Bake for 50-60 minutes.
Check with a toothpick or cake tester at 50 minutes. When done, the testing implement should come out clean.
Cool in the pan for 10 minutes on a rack.
Release and remove the side.
Invert the cake on the rack carefully and remove the bottom of the spring form pan and the circle of wax paper.
Cool to nearly room temperature before covering with Ganache.
Slice and serve with a dollop of whipped cream.
Nutrition
Calories:
307
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
58
g
|
Protein:
7
g
|
Fat:
7
g
|
Saturated Fat:
1
g
|
Polyunsaturated Fat:
4
g
|
Monounsaturated Fat:
1
g
|
Trans Fat:
0.01
g
|
Cholesterol:
55
mg
|
Sodium:
347
mg
|
Potassium:
264
mg
|
Fiber:
3
g
|
Sugar:
36
g
|
Vitamin A:
143
IU
|
Vitamin C:
6
mg
|
Calcium:
67
mg
|
Iron:
2
mg