Okay, Another Zucchini Recipe !

I love this cake.  It's so moist and chocolaty. Plus if you grow zucchini, this is another way to use up some of those garden goodies.

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 3 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup baking cocoa
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 2 cups shredded zucchini
• 1 cup chopped walnuts (optional)
• 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
• 1/4 milk chocolate chips

Directions

1. In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in oil and vanilla. Combine the flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder and cinnamon; gradually add to the creamed mixture. Fold in zucchini,semisweet choc. chips walnuts if desired.  

1. Spread into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. x 2-in. baking pan. Sprinkle with milk chocolate chips. Bake at 350 degrees F for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack.  

Ready to be baked



fresh from the oven and cooling off 



I iced the cake with a basic butter cream icing. 
 You could just put a scoop of ice cream
 or a little powder sugar on top.