ZUCCHINI CHOCOLATE RUM CAKE
Very moist zucchini cake with a nice aroma of rum.
Provided by Ani J. Husiow
Categories Fruits and Vegetables Vegetables Squash
Time 1h30m
Yield 16
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10 inch Bundt pan.
- In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, beating well with each addition. Stir in Zucchini and 1/3 cup rum.
- In a separate bowl, mix flour with nuts, chocolate, cocoa, baking powder, soda, salt and cinnamon. Stir flour mixture and milk into egg mixture until well blended.
- Spread Batter into 10 inch Bundt pan. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 50 to 55 minutes, or until toothpick inserted into center of cake comes out clean. Let cake cool in pan for 15 minutes, then invert onto wire rack and cool completely. Drizzle with rum glaze.
- Rum Glaze: In a medium bowl, combine confectioners sugar with 3 tablespoons rum. Mix until smooth.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 432.2 calories, Carbohydrate 62.4 g, Cholesterol 58.1 mg, Fat 18.2 g, Fiber 2.7 g, Protein 5.7 g, SaturatedFat 8.4 g, Sodium 449.9 mg, Sugar 43.7 g
CHOCOLATE ZUCCHINI RUM CAKE
This is a reduced fat yet high flavour; rich, fudgy and moist; best of all no one suspects that there is zucchini in the cake.
Provided by - Momma Loon
Categories Dessert
Time 1h5m
Yield 14 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- Position a rack in the center of the oven.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Generously grease a nonstick 10-inch tube pan.
- In a large bowl, combine flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt.
- Make a well in the center of the ingredients and set aside.
- In a medium sized bowl, applesauce, brown and white sugars, eggs and egg whites, zucchini, rum, buttermilk and oil.
- Beat for 1 minute with a handheld mixer on medium/low until frothy.
- (Use a small grater holes for grating the zucchini. It is not necessary to peel them, but make sure they are well-rinsed.- Drain any excess water from the grated zucchini before using. Place in colander and let drain for about 10 minutes before using. Do n) Pour applesauce mixture into the well made in the flour and dry ingredients.
- Quickly fold ingredients together with rubber spatula until almost combined.
- Continue to fold in chocolate chips until a few wisps of flour remain.
- Do not overmix.
- Pour into a prepared tube pan and bake for 40-45 minutes or until done.
- The cake will spring back lightly when touched and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out with a few moist crumbs attached.
- Do not overbake.
- Let sit on a wire rack for 15 minutes and then unmold cake.
- Place right-side-up on a wire rack to cool completely.
- To serve, combine powdered sugar and rum in a small bowl.
- Place on a rimmed cake plate and glaze with the rum glaze.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 315.8, Fat 4.3, SaturatedFat 1.8, Cholesterol 27.3, Sodium 193.1, Carbohydrate 62.4, Fiber 2.4, Sugar 42.1, Protein 5.4
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