Recipe

Naptime’s Chocolate & Zucchini Bundt Cake

adapted from Edible Vineyard

Ingredients

1 ½ sticks unsalted butter, room temperature
1 ½ c. granulated sugar
2 ½ c. all-purpose flour
3 eggs
1 T. instant espresso, dissolved in 1 T. hot water
2 t. vanilla
2 c. grated zucchini (make sure zucchini is peeled and ends are trimmed prior to shredding)
½ c. sour cream
¾ c. cocoa powder
2 t. baking powder
1 t. baking soda
1 t. salt
1 c. semisweet chocolate chips

Confectioners’ sugar for dusting

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350. Butter and flour a 10-inch bundt pan.
2. In a bowl mix flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
3. In stand mixer, or a mixing bowl with a handheld mixer, cream together butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, and mix to combine. Add espresso, vanilla, sour cream and zucchini and mix on low until completely combined.
4. Working carefully with mixer on low, add dry ingredients until everything is completely combined.
5. Toss chocolate chips with a teaspoon of sugar and stir into the batter with a wooden spoon.
6. Pour batter in prepared pan and bake for 50-55 minutes, or until a cake tester comes out clean.
7. Allow cake to cool in the pan for 10 minutes. Then invert it onto a wire rack and allow to cool completely. Once cake is room temperature dust it with confectioner sugar and serve.

Naptime Notes

Naptime Recipe Serving ideas

This recipe is a fantastic take on a traditional chocolate cake. The slightly vegetal flavor juxtaposes the rich cocoa perfectly, making it wonderful for serving to friends and family.

Naptime Stopwatch

Preparing this took about 1hr 15min, including baking time. It is well worth it to spend the time making it, it is a large cake that will last for days.

Naptime Reviews

My daughter, ever the chocolate feign, loved this cake, as did all the adults. We like it served with vanilla ice-cream or whipped cream.

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Printed from: https://thenaptimechef.com/2009/08/napping-with-chocolate-and-zucchini_13/