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Chocolate zucchini cake recipe
Published: 4/14/2008 | Updated: 1/23/2009

Chocolate Zucchini Cake

4 eggs

1 cup oil

2 cups sugar

2 cups flour

2 teaspoons baking soda

2 teaspoons cinnamon

1 teaspoon salt

4 tablespoons cocoa

1 teaspoon vanilla

2 cups grated zucchini

1/2 cup nuts, chopped

Beat eggs, oil and sugar for two minutes. Add dry ingredients, spices, vanilla, zucchini and nuts. Pour into two nine-inch round lined cake pans. Bake at 350 degrees for 40-45 minutes. Frost with Chocolate Frosting.

For frosting, cook 1/2 cup margarine, 4 tablespoons cocoa and 6 tablespoons milk until they boil, about five minutes. Remove from heat. Beat in 3 1/2 cups powdered sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla.




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