Hey everyone, it is Drew, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a distinctive dish, chocolate zucchini cake. One of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

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Chocolate Zucchini Cake is one of the most well liked of recent trending foods on earth. It is easy, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. It is appreciated by millions every day. They’re nice and they look fantastic. Chocolate Zucchini Cake is something that I have loved my whole life.

To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have chocolate zucchini cake using 17 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Chocolate Zucchini Cake:

1. Take Cake batter
2. Take 1/2 cup Butter
3. Take 1/2 cup Oil
4. Prepare 1 3/4 cup White sugar
5. Prepare 2 Eggs
6. Prepare 2 cup Grated zucchini
7. Prepare 2 1/2 cup All purpose flour
8. Get 1/4 cup Cocoa powder
9. Prepare 1 tsp Baking soda
10. Take 1 tsp Salt
11. Prepare 1/2 cup Buttermilk
12. Make ready 1 tsp Vanilla
13. Prepare Ganache frosting
14. Take 12 oz Bag of chocolate chips, I prefer semi-sweet
15. Take 1/2 cup Whipping cream or half & half
16. Take 1/2 tsp Almond extract or other extract, optional
17. Prepare 1 tbsp Butter

Wrap well with plastic wrap then put inside a freezer bag. Thaw whole cake in refrigerator overnight, then on the counter until room temperature, if desired. Individual slices can be thawed on the counter. The main distinction of chocolate zucchini cake is its moistness.

Instructions to make Chocolate Zucchini Cake:

1. Preheat oven to 325
2. Cream the butter, oil, & sugar with an electric mixer.
3. Add the eggs and beat in. Fold in the grated zucchini.
4. Mix the remaining dry ingredients together in a separate bowl. Then mix into the wet mixture.
5. Lastly, add in the buttermilk & vanilla and beat on low until just combined.
6. Pour into a greased and floured 9 x 13 cake pan. Spread out evenly in the pan.
7. Bake at 325 for 45 minutes to one hour, or until completely set in the middle. Time will vary depending on the moisture content of your zucchini.
8. Let cool completely before frosting the cake.
9. For the ganache: Heat the cream to a slow boil…just when you see the small bubbles around the edge of sauce pan. Then pour the hot cream over chocolate chips. Let sit one minute before beginning to whisk until completely smooth. Whisk in one tablespoon butter, cut into small chunks and flavoring extract if using.
10. Let the ganache cool slightly before frosting the cake.

Individual slices can be thawed on the counter. The main distinction of chocolate zucchini cake is its moistness. The zucchini absorbs the cocoa while delivering the full flavor of chocolate, but without the heaviness of some other chocolate cakes. Add eggs, milk and vanilla; mix well. Combine flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and cloves; gradually add to creamed mixture.

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