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Chocolate Zucchini Cake
Did someone say chocolate?
By valeriefender
2009-10-09 09:59:17
That's right--it's a delicious chocolate zucchini cake.
| Prep time | 15 minutes |
| Cooking time | 1 hour 30 minutes |
| Servings | 20 |
Ingredients
1 cup white rice flour
1 1/4 cups white bean flour
2 tsp xanthan gum
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 tbsp baking powder
1 1/2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp sea salt
1 tsp Saigon cinnamon (premium)
3/4 cup soft butter
2 cups sugar
3 eggs
2 tsp vanilla
2 tsp grated orange peel
2 cups shredded zucchini
1/2 cup milk or water
1 cup walnuts (baker’s pieces)
Instructions
1 – Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Grease and flour a tube pan or loaf pan.
2 – In a mixing bowl combine the first 8 ingredients (rice flour through cinnamon), set aside.
3 – In another bowl cream together the butter and sugar; add eggs one at a time and vanilla extract, orange peel, and zucchini. Stir in, alternately, the flour mixture and milk (or water); add nuts and stir. Pour batter into prepared pan.
4 – Bake for approximately 1 1/2 hours; cool with oven door open for 30 minutes. Turn out and cool completely on a wire rack. May be served with or without frosting.
| Category | Dessert |
| Cuisine | North American |
| Diet Choices | Gluten-free |
| Tags | chocolate parties White bean flour White rice flour Xanthan gum |
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Oct. 8, 2009
Reply to This PostYeah, this was AMAZING today! This is one of the most amazing chocolate cakes I've had in a long, long time.
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Oct. 9, 2009
Reply to This PostThank you! The only thing I changed in this recipe was to leave out the cinnamon. Oh, and I added chocolate chips in place of the nuts.
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Oct. 9, 2009
Reply to This PostI agree this was very good.
