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
- 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.
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.