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I love it when my nieces visit The Farm. Their humor and personalities give me so much joy! Every time we’re together they want to bake together and I have no problem with that! I’ve made this previously but hadn’t brought it to you in a video. So I’ve updated the recipe just slightly, but this is still the cake I grew up with. When you have an abundance of zucchini – and if you grow it, you most certainly do – this is a perfect way to use it!
Watch how to make this chocolate zucchini cake:
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Chocolate & Zucchini Cake
Ingredients
For the cake
- 8 tbsp (1 stick) unsalted butter room temperature
- ½ cup neutral oil
- 1 ¾ cups granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ½ cup buttermilk or sour milk (2 tsp vinegar with ½ cup milk)
- 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 4 tbsp Dutch-process cocoa powder
- ½ tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp kosher salt
- ¾ tsp ground cinnamon
- ¾ tsp ground cloves
- 2 cups grated zucchini seeds removed
- ½ cup chocolate chips (miniature variety preferred)
For the ganache
- 4 oz semi-sweet chocolate
- ½ cup heavy cream
Instructions
For the cake
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Prepare zucchini by cutting off ends, scooping out seeds, and grating. Set aside. I like to leave the skin on but it can also be peeled.2 cups grated zucchini
- Cream together butter, oil, and sugar until light and fluffy, 4 minutes.8 tbsp (1 stick) unsalted butter, ½ cup neutral oil, 1 ¾ cups granulated sugar
- Add eggs, one at a time, and vanilla extract, and mix until incorporated.2 large eggs, 1 tsp vanilla extract
- In a separate bowl sift together the flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and cloves.2 ½ cups all-purpose flour, 4 tbsp Dutch-process cocoa powder, ½ tsp baking powder, 1 tsp baking soda, ½ tsp kosher salt, ¾ tsp ground cinnamon, ¾ tsp ground cloves
- Alternately add the dry ingredients with the buttermilk in three additions, beginning and ending with the dry.½ cup buttermilk or sour milk (2 tsp vinegar with ½ cup milk)
- Stir in zucchini and chocolate chips.½ cup chocolate chips (miniature variety preferred)
- Spray pans with nonstick baking spray and fill with batter. Bake until a toothpick inserted in middle comes out clean, about 20 minutes. I used miniature Bundt pans, which makes approximately 18 cakes. You can also make one large Bundt cake. Increase baking time to 45-60 minutes.
- Remove from oven and cool in the pan for 5 minutes then turn out onto cooling rack.
For the ganache
- Prepare ganache by heating heavy cream until steaming.½ cup heavy cream
- Pour over the chopped chocolate and stir until smooth and melted.4 oz semi-sweet chocolate
- Drizzle ganache on slightly cooled cakes.
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Watched you cook this cake last night you made it look so easy I want to try it this weekend. I love your show
Ty DELICIOUS 🎃🤗
Kaleb,
Love your recipes! Thank you.
Most zucchini recipes call for wringing the zucchini dry before using it. Did you dry yours in this recipe?
Tried this today and it was a huge and amazing success! My 7 yr granddaughter who has such a negative attitude towards fruits and vegetables, that have to hide them in her food just loved this cake so much she wanted seconds. When her aunt, my daughter told her it had zucchini in it her mind was blown and still wanted more and a bigger piece.
I have admit I did make some minor changes. I added espresso and exchanged brown sugar for granulated sugar. I also only used one egg verses two.
This cake was moist and super fudge.
Thanks for sharing this recipe.
Love this recipe. Been watching your videos on Facebook. Was wondering if there’s a way to make as cupcakes? What the baking time would be if its possible? Its for a pandemic treat to give as gifts to my hard working colleagues. Thanks. – Jo
Just made the chocolate cake. Its amazing!!!
This is the first time I made this. Next time, I will not add the cloves. I may not add the cinnamon, either. Other than that, pretty good!
Love watching your videos ! I’ve learned a lot and found things that we do the same way . Thank you for doing this ! Always watching from WVa
Have this in the oven now! I will say it has a different aroma, probably from the cloves. But I can’t wait to taste it! Bringing it out now and letting it cool. I am also making the ganache because, well, why not!
I made 100 loaves of zucchini bread one summer. I’ve never had chocolate zucchini cake sounds delicious .I swear I have a hobby of collecting recipes. I enjoy watching your videos
I don’t own a bunt pan. What other size & kind of pan can I use?
Very easy, good cake, moist and delicious. I made in a large bundt pan, took 1 hour to bake.
Well I have this cake in the oven now. I watched you make this cake. It looks really good. I have not had a zucchini cake or loaf made with chocolate and spices. I chose to do pecans as I didn’t have chocolate chips. I’m anxious to try it. I just had a slice after cooling. So good! This will be a keeper for me. I have not put the drizzle on as I don’t have those ingredients on hand but delicious by itself. Going to share this with a neighbour.