Friday Favorite: Chocolate Zucchini Cake

August 12, 2011 By 11 Comments

Friday Favorites is another almost weekly feature here at Simply Budgeted.  The whole point of this feature is to share some of our favorite finds.  Anything is game. Food. Cleaning supplies. Kid stuff. Garden favorites. Recipes. Anything that I really like and want to randomly  post about. Reminder/Disclaimer/Whatever: Everything in Friday Favorites is something that we use and bought on our own.

Up this week …

Liberty Mills Farm’s Chocolate Zucchini Cake

Recipe …

1/2 cup soft butter
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 3/4 cups sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup sour milk (add 1 teaspoon vinegar to fresh milk)
2 1/2 cups flour
4 Tablespoons cocoa
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
2 cups grated zucchini
1/2 cup chopped nuts
1/2 cup chocolate chips

In mixing bowl, cream butter, oil and sugar. Add eggs, vanilla and sour milk. Blend. Add flour, cocoa, baking soda and cinnamon. Stir together Add zucchini. Mix well. Spoon into greased and floured 9×13 pan. Sprinkle with nuts and chocolate chips (if eliminating nuts, double amt. of chips).

Bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes.

My thoughts …

We have made this cake three times already. I made two and didn’t follow the directions. I know … shocking! I put the chocolate chips inside the batter. I made one in a bunt pan and it was beautiful with icing melted over it (I used can icing as I was in a rush to take it with us!)  The second I made as a thank you gift in a disposable cake pan and I just iced the top. The third Brian made. He actually followed the directions and that is the picture above with the chocolate chips on the top. I am torn. I loved the surprise of chocolate chips in the cake. Everyone was shocked to taste them in there which made me smile. So think I am partial to the version that puts the chocolate chips in the batter, bakes it in a bunt pan, and then drizzles icing over the top. At any rate, it is an awesome cake … even better if you have an insane amount of zucchini like we do.
Would you want this cake as a thank you? Let us know by leaving a comment!
Oh and be sure to visit Liberty Mills Farm’s website and on Facebook. We are members of their CSA and love their veggies!
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Comments

  1. Evie says:
    August 12, 2011 at 7:55 am

    Beth, a bunt pan is such a great idea – we love it when people improve our recipes!!

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  2. Stefani says:
    August 12, 2011 at 10:26 am

    I so want to try this!

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  3. Heather says:
    August 12, 2011 at 10:37 am

    mmmm Zucchini cake is one of my favs! Thanks for the recipe!

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  4. Kelly says:
    August 12, 2011 at 11:53 am

    Yum! This is a great way to hide veggies from kids too!

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  5. Crystal @ Simply Being Mommy says:
    August 12, 2011 at 1:08 pm

    Looks yummy!

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  6. Dee @ Cocktails with Mom says:
    August 12, 2011 at 1:45 pm

    Looks yummy and sorta like a brownie.

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  7. Sarah @ Minnesota Mama's Must Haves says:
    August 12, 2011 at 2:26 pm

    That looks absolutely delicious and the perfect new recipe for all the zucchini I’ll be getting soon!

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  8. Tired Mom Tésa says:
    August 12, 2011 at 3:12 pm

    This looks so good! Can’t wait to try it!

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  9. Beeb Ashcroft says:
    August 12, 2011 at 4:30 pm

    I love zucchini bread so I bet I would like this too! Thanks for the recipe.

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  10. Lynsey @MoscatoMom says:
    August 13, 2011 at 10:50 pm

    I have NEVER tried (or heard of) a cake with zucchini in it…. weird. I have to try it now cause that just SOUNDS strange LOL

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