CHOCOLATE ZUCCHINI CAKE WITH CHOCOLATE BUTTERCREAM FROSTING

By foodiva

Ingredients

• CAKE:
• Ingredients
• Dry Ingredients
• 2 cups AP Flour
• 2/3 cup cocoa powder dark or regular
• 1.5 tsp. baking soda
• 1/2 tsp. baking powder
• 1 tsp. salt
• Wet Ingredients
• 1/2 cup canola oil
• 1/2 cup butter softened
• 1.5 cups granulated sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 2.5-3 cups zucchini grated and patted
• 1 cup semi sweet chocolate chips
• Instructions
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Butter and lightly flour 2 8 inch pans.
• Whisk all of your dry ingredients in a bowl.
• Then use a whisk or a stand mixer to whisk together all of your wet ingredients. Start with butter and oil. Then you can add in the rest.
• Then use hand mixer on low/stir to incorporate the dry ingredients into the wet.
• Fold in the chocolate chips and zucchini.
• Bake approx. 30 minutes until toothpick comes out clean.
• Let cool in pans for
• Chocolate Buttercream Frosting
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• Chocolate Buttercream Frosting
• Fluffy, creamy, and full of chocolate! This buttercream frosting is the BEST!
• Ingredients
• 1.5 sticks butter unsalted
• .5 stick salted butter
• 3 or 3.5 cups powdered sugar pick your sweetness level
• 1/2 cup cocoa powder
• 1/4 cup whole milk or heavy cream
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• Instructions
• In a stand mixer, beat butter one minute. Then add in powdered sugar gradually while mixer is low, so it won't fly out. Add a tablespoon of milk and extract. Add cocoa powder. Next, add rest of milk. Beat on speed 8 until fluffy.

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Preparation

Step 1

For cake:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Butter and lightly flour 2 8 inch pans.

Whisk all of your dry ingredients in a bowl.

Then use a whisk or a stand mixer to whisk together all of your wet ingredients. Start with butter and oil. Then you can add in the rest.

Then use hand mixer on low/stir to incorporate the dry ingredients into the wet.

Fold in the chocolate chips and zucchini.

Bake approx. 30 minutes until toothpick comes out clean.

Let cool in pans.

Frosting:

In a stand mixer, beat butter one minute. Then add in powdered sugar gradually while mixer is low, so it won't fly out. Add a tablespoon of milk and extract. Add cocoa powder. Next, add rest of milk. Beat on speed 8 until fluffy.

Recipe Notes
If you do not have both salted and unsalted butter, go with all unsalted then add in 1/4 teaspoon of salt.