CHOCOLATE CHOCOLATE ZUCCHINI CAKE

CHOCOLATE CHOCOLATE ZUCCHINI CAKE image

Yield Single recipe makes 16 squares.

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 1/4 Cups sugar
1/4 Cup vegetable oil
4 large egg whites
(or 2 whole large eggs)
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup all purpose flour
2/3 Cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup coarsely shredded zucchini or other summer squash. Use medium or even large squash (unpeeled).
1/2 cup minature or regular size chocolate chips

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9-inch square baking pan. Combine sugar and oil in a bowl. Beat with electric mixer until creamy. Beat in eggs and vanilla. (I use my KitchenAid for all mixing and grate the zucchini with the large grater. Use the whisk for liquid ingredients then switch to the beater when adding dry ingredients and zucchini.) In a separate bowl stir together flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt.In 2 parts add the dry ingredients to the sugar mixture, stirring well. Coarsely grate about one medium zucchini to make one cup shredded and stir into batter. Mix in 1/4 cup chocolate chips. Pour into pan. Sprinkle other 1/4 cup chocolate chips on top. Bake about 35 minutes. Test with toothpick. Doubling this recipe makes enough for a round three layer cake. For layer cake finish with a simple chocolate frosting of butter, powdered sugar and unsweetened cocoa.