CHOCOLATE CHILE ZUCCHINI CAKE

Chocolate Chile Zucchini Cake image

Moist chocolate cake with a zing!

Provided by Laura Hohman

Categories Fruits and Vegetables Vegetables Squash

Time 1h15m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 14

Ingredients

2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 ¾ cups white sugar
½ cup butter
½ cup vegetable oil
2 eggs
1 tablespoon chile powder
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
½ cup buttermilk
2 cups grated zucchini
¾ cup chopped walnuts
6 ounces semisweet chocolate chips

Steps:

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch cake pan.
Stir flour, cocoa powder, salt, and baking soda together in a bowl.
Mix sugar, butter, vegetable oil, and eggs together in a large bowl. Add chile powder and vanilla extract.
Pour flour mixture into sugar mixture; add buttermilk and stir to combine. Mix zucchini into batter.
Pour batter into the prepared cake pan; sprinkle chocolate chips and walnuts on top.
Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 55 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 502.6 calories, Carbohydrate 62.5 g, Cholesterol 51.7 mg, Fat 27.7 g, Fiber 3.7 g, Protein 6.9 g, SaturatedFat 9.7 g, Sodium 387.1 mg, Sugar 38.2 g