Chocolate Zucchini Cake
We still have ton’s of zucchini to use from our garden. We are getting better about picking them when they are small so we aren’t trying to use one the size of a newborn baby. We are starting to get really creative. Liz sent me a recipe for chocolate zucchini cake and I wanted to try it. The kids thought it was great. The picture didn’t turn out so well.
You can also shered your zucchini and add it to a standard chocolate cake mix. Follow the directions for a regular cake, and add zucchini. I’ve also done this with a brownie mix. Either one will work.
The nutrient dense nature of zucchini means you can add it to meals or baked goods to increase the nutrients in them, without increasing the calories. One regular size (not baseball bat size) zucchini averages 25 calories. It’s a great source of Vitamin C, Vitamin A, folate, and potassium.
Right now I’m trying to dehydrate some sliced zucchini. My mom claims they taste almost like chips. I’ll post how they turn out as soon as they are done.
Posted: August 29th, 2008 under Dessert, Fruits and Vegetables.
Tags: chocolate zucchini cake recipe, Dessert, healthy
Comments
Comment from DramaMama
Time August 29, 2008 at 6:21 am
Let us know – we have a dehydrator and plenty of zukes and cukes! I never would have thought of chips like that…thanks for the inspiration…
Comment from Emily
Time August 29, 2008 at 7:31 am
My carpool ride in high school used to put zucchini in everything. On the way to school, his kids were always eating some egg/sausage/zucchini concoction. Seriously, no meal was safe from zucchini. Now that I have my own garden, I totally get it. Guess who made the egg/zucchini thing this morning? (me)
Comment from Liz K
Time August 29, 2008 at 12:15 pm
I’m glad your kids liked it. Did you like it? I’ll be interested to hear how the zucchini chips turn out!
Comment from doreen
Time August 29, 2008 at 2:20 pm
Just a little tip, you can shred and freeze Zucchini. It is great to have this yummy cake on a cold January day, night and morning. Don’t squeeze the “juice out of it, just shred it with a cheese shredder and double baggie it in a zip lock bag. YUMMALICIOUS!
Comment from Tamara
Time August 29, 2008 at 6:39 pm
Zucchini is amazing how it blends in to the food that it is with. I once made a Zucchini Crisp. It tasted amazingly like apple crisp. My family never would have known the ingredients if I hadn’t told them. 
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