Dessert

Dark Chocolate Zucchini Cake is for Dessert.

Dark Chocolate Zucchini Cake takes several minutes to prepare.

Dark Chocolate Zucchini Cake takes several minutes to cook.

Dark Chocolate Zucchini Cake makes 10 servings.

The ingredients for Dark Chocolate Zucchini Cake are:

3 oz. good quality dark chocolate, coarsely chopped
1/4 cup olive oil
1 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 stick (1/4 cup) butter, softened
3/4 cup organic sugar, or less, according to taste
2 eggs
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
1/4 cup low fat buttermilk
1 1/2 grated zucchini

Here is how you make Dark Chocolate Zucchini Cake:

1. Preheat oven to 350F. Grease a 9-inch cake pan and dust with some unsweetened cocoa.2. Melt the choclolate along with the oil in a double boiler or in a saucepan over low heat, taking care not to scorch.3. Sift together the flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and the salt into a medium mixing bowl.4. In a large mixing bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition, then beat in the vanilla. Add the flour mixture and buttermilk, beating untill combined, then fold in the chocolate and oil mixture, and the zucchini and nuts.5. Scrape the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 35-40 minutes, or until a tester inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool the cake in the pan for about 10 minutes on a wire rack, then invert it on the rack, remove the pan and cool compleatly.Serve with frozen yogurt, fruit or just plain. Number of Servings: 10Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JENNANIDANU1.

The nutritional information for Dark Chocolate Zucchini Cake is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 10
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 261.8

• Total Fat: 15.6 g
• Cholesterol: 34.1 mg
• Sodium: 337.7 mg
• Total Carbs: 31.4 g
• Dietary Fiber: 3.5 g
• Protein: 4.3 g

The dietary needs meet for Dark Chocolate Zucchini Cake is Vegetarian