Hey everyone, it is me, Dave, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, chocolate zucchini cake. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I am going to make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Chocolate Zucchini Cake is one of the most favored of recent trending foods on earth. It’s simple, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. It is enjoyed by millions every day. Chocolate Zucchini Cake is something that I have loved my entire life. They’re fine and they look fantastic.
To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have chocolate zucchini cake using 17 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Chocolate Zucchini Cake:
- Take Cake batter
- Prepare 1/2 cup Butter
- Take 1/2 cup Oil
- Make ready 1 3/4 cup White sugar
- Prepare 2 Eggs
- Prepare 2 cup Grated zucchini
- Take 2 1/2 cup All purpose flour
- Take 1/4 cup Cocoa powder
- Make ready 1 tsp Baking soda
- Make ready 1 tsp Salt
- Get 1/2 cup Buttermilk
- Get 1 tsp Vanilla
- Take Ganache frosting
- Get 12 oz Bag of chocolate chips, I prefer semi-sweet
- Make ready 1/2 cup Whipping cream or half & half
- Take 1/2 tsp Almond extract or other extract, optional
- Take 1 tbsp Butter
Instructions to make Chocolate Zucchini Cake:
- Preheat oven to 325
- Cream the butter, oil, & sugar with an electric mixer.
- Add the eggs and beat in. Fold in the grated zucchini.
- Mix the remaining dry ingredients together in a separate bowl. Then mix into the wet mixture.
- Lastly, add in the buttermilk & vanilla and beat on low until just combined.
- Pour into a greased and floured 9 x 13 cake pan. Spread out evenly in the pan.
- 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.
- Let cool completely before frosting the cake.
- 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.
- Let the ganache cool slightly before frosting the cake.
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