Chocolate Zucchini Bread (Cake)

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Ingredients

  • 4 eggs
  • 1 12 cups oil
  • 3 cups sugar
  • 3 cups grated zucchini
  • 2 (1 ounce) unsweetened chocolate squares, melted
  • 3 cups flour
  • 12 teaspoon salt
  • 1 12 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 cup chopped nuts

Instructions

  1. Beat together until light in color eggs, oil and sugar.
  2. Stir in zucchini and cooled melted chocolate; mix well.
  3. Stir together flour, salt, baking powder, soda and cinnamon; set aside 1/4 cup.
  4. Add remaining flour to egg mixture, mixing just to blend.
  5. Toss nuts with the 1/4 cup flour mixture; add to egg mixture and blend well.
  6. Spoon into a well-greased and floured tube or bundt pan, or two 9 by 5-inch loaf pans.
  7. Bake at 350 degrees F until cake tests done when a pick is inserted in the center and comes out clean (45-50 minutes for loaves, or about 1 hour for the tube cake).
  8. Cool in pan, then turn out onto a rack to finish cooling.
  9. Wrap cake in plastic wrap until the next day.
  10. NOTE: Cake is best served the day after baking.

Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)

854 kcal 43% DV
Protein Fat Carbs

Macronutrients

Protein 11.7g 23% DV
Total Fat 54.3g 70% DV
Carbs 86.3g 31% DV
Fiber 6.5g 23% DV
Sugar 7.3g 15% DV

Electrolytes

Sodium 19336.8mg 100% DV
Potassium 706.8mg 15% DV
Cholesterol 66.3mg 22% DV

Vitamins & Minerals

Vitamin A 19mcg 2% DV
Vitamin C 13.7mg 15% DV
Calcium 1627.5mg 100% DV
Iron 9.7mg 54% DV

* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).

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