Dessert

Grain-Free Chocolate Zucchini Cake is for Dessert.

Grain-Free Chocolate Zucchini Cake takes 15 minutes to prepare.

Grain-Free Chocolate Zucchini Cake takes 45 minutes to cook.

Grain-Free Chocolate Zucchini Cake makes 16 servings.

The ingredients for Grain-Free Chocolate Zucchini Cake are:

Coconut oil or butter for greasing pan
1 cup creamy, unsweetened, unsalted almond butter, raw or roasted
1/3 cup pure grade a maple syrup or raw honey
? cup raw cacao or cocoa powder
? teaspoon fine ground sea salt
1 teaspoon instant coffee powder (optional)
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 large egg
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 ? cups of shredded zucchini, about 2 small
1 cup dark or semi-sweet chocolate chips

Here is how you make Grain-Free Chocolate Zucchini Cake:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease an 8 x 8 or 9 x 9-inch pan. If you want to remove the cake from the pan in one piece, line it with unbleached parchment paper as well.2. In a large bowl combine the almond butter, maple syrup, cacao powder, salt, coffee powder, egg, vanilla, and baking soda until smooth.3. Stir in zucchini and chocolate chips.4. Pour into prepared pan and bake until just set and a toothpick comes out clean or with dry crumbs. Do not over bake. A 9 x 9 pan will take 35-45 minutes. An 8 x 8 pan will take 40-50 minutes. Allow to cool before serving.Cooks note: You can also add ? cup chopped walnuts or pecans to the batter.Serving Size: 16 piecesNumber of Servings: 16Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user BOXERMOM19.

The nutritional information for Grain-Free Chocolate Zucchini Cake is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 16
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 170.4

• Total Fat: 12.1 g
• Cholesterol: 11.6 mg
• Sodium: 85.8 mg
• Total Carbs: 14.6 g
• Dietary Fiber: 2.1 g
• Protein: 3.1 g