I love gardening time!
I love picking all the veggies 3 feet from my door.
So when I finally had some Zucchini
ready to pick, I wanted to do something
“Special” with them.
This is what I came up with.
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| Lark’s Country Heart |
I combined two different recipes to get this
sweet, moist cake. To me it tastes just like a
Texas Sheet cake with a touch of added spice.
I did NOT tell my husband or daughter
that it had zucchini in it…..
(because if I had they would not have taken a bite!)
And ya know what?..they loved it!
**Note: It makes (1) 9×13 pan, plus (1) 9×9 pan**
So it is perfect for a pot luck.
Or make a pan to take to a friend.
Zucchini Chocolate Cake
2 C. Shredded Zucchini
1/2 tsp. Salt
2 1/2 C. Flour
1/4 C. Cocoa
1 1/2 tsp. Baking Soda
2 tsp. Cinnamon
3 Eggs
2 tsp. Vanilla – (or use cold coffee)
2 C. Sugar
1 C. Margarine
1 C. Water
1/2 C. Sour Cream
Preheat your oven to 350
Start by heating up the water, cocoa and margarine until margarine is melted and the cocoa is well mixed. I usually place it in the microwave for a minute. Stir and repeat if needed. Pour the mixture into the mixing bowl. Add in the sour cream,vanilla (or coffee), sugar and eggs. Beat well for 1 minute. Next add the zucchini, salt, cinnamon, soda and flour. Mix on low speed for a minute, then med. speed for another minute.
Lightly spray your pans, then divide into the (2).. spread batter evenly in each pan. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until center is cooked through.
Let cool before frosting.
I used the Texas Sheet Cake frosting recipe
and added in a dash of Cinnamon.
Fresh Garden Baking,
Lark
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Lark, this looks AMAZING!!!!
Thanks for sharing this at Church Supper! Hope to see you again this week.
Everyday Mom’s Meals
This looks like just the recipe for the 4 baseball bat sized zucchinis that I found in my garden after a two week vacation. Thanks for sharing.
This recipe just looks fantastic. My squash did not do well in all this heat this summer so I don’t have enough no hand to make it, but I will go to the market and get some!
This looks fantastic!! thanks for the recipe and found this via Church Super @ EMM!!
Mmm, nothing like chocolate to make zucchini taste supreme.
This looks and sounds wonderful!!!
Oh you’re sooo clever! This cake looks sooo good…and I’m gonna make it this week. I have a zucchini in the fridge just waiting to be made into this delicious treat. I’m sooo glad you shared!
Lark is is the bee’s knees. I would never attempt something like this but you make it sounds so darn good and so easy at the same time. I think “healthy” could even be thrown in there w/ the zucchini right?
This looks so great!!
Ellen
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This looks delicious Lark! I love how you have zucchini in it. 🙂
Oh My! This looks sooo Delicious! I can’t wait to sneak in a vegetable in My Boys cake.
Saw you one Everyday Mom’s Meals Church Supper Sunday! ~hugs~
Absolutely yummy Lark!! gloria