A DELICIOUS CHOCOLATE ZUCCHINI CAKE

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This is a chocolate lovers dream cake. I can’t tell you how delicious it is.

It tastes like summer with hints of autumn, held together with rich, decadent, gooey chocolate that just absolutely makes a divine dessert. In fact, how could any dessert not be when its star ingredient is chocolate? The zucchini adds an element that for me, is indescribably delicious. Truly, it’s one of my favorite cakes of summer.

Perfect for company, a ladies lunch — or just for the family when you have a bumper crop of zucchini, as we seem to every year!

I store this in the refrigerator because of its moisture content.

INGREDIENTS

• 1/2 cup (1 sticks) butter
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 1 3/4 cup sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 cup Dutch-process cocoa or Double-Dutch Dark Cocoa
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 1/4 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon cloves
• 2 cups finely grated zucchini (allow to sit on a paper towel to drain)
• 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips, divided

DIRECTIONS

1. Finely grate zucchini on a box shredder and pat dry with a paper towel.
2. Preheat the oven to 350-degrees. Lightly grease a 10-inch bundt pan, a 9″ x 13″ pan or 12 muffin tins.
3. Cream the butter, oil, and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the eggs, cocoa powder, buttermilk, and vanilla, stirring to combine.
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