CHOCOLATE WAVE ZUCCHINI BREAD

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This bread is moist and chocolaty, with a neat layered look.

Provided by Lisa Perry

Categories 100+ Breakfast and Brunch Recipes Breakfast Bread Recipes

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 14

Ingredients

⅓ cup shortening
1 ⅓ cups white sugar
2 eggs
1 ½ cups grated zucchini
⅓ cup water
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 ⅔ cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
⅓ cup chopped walnuts
3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
⅓ cup mini semi-sweet chocolate chips

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease one 9 x 5 inch loaf pan.
In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugar together. Mix in eggs. Add zucchini, water, and vanilla; stir. Blend in flour, baking soda, salt , baking powder, and pumpkin pie spice. Stir in nuts.
Divide batter in half, and add cocoa powder and chocolate chips to one of the halves. Pour plain batter into bottom of the loaf pan. Pour chocolate batter on top of plain batter.
Bake until wooden pick inserted into center comes out clean, about 1 hour. Cool 10 minutes, and remove from pan. Store in refrigerator.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 262.7 calories, Carbohydrate 40.4 g, Cholesterol 31 mg, Fat 10.5 g, Fiber 1.6 g, Protein 4 g, SaturatedFat 2.9 g, Sodium 226.5 mg, Sugar 25.3 g