4 oz Unsweetened chocolate
1/2 c Butter at room temperature
1 tb Vanilla Extract
3 ea Eggs, beaten
2 c Flour; Unbleached, Sifted
2 ts Baking Soda
1 ts Salt
3 c Zucchini; Coarsely Grated
CREAM CHEESE FROSTING
3/4 c Utter, at room temp
4 c Onfectioner’s sugar
1. Melt chocolate and oil over very low heat. 2. Cream butter until
light. Add sugar, eggs, and vanilla; beat well. 3. Add melted
chocolate to butter mixture and mix well. 4. Sift dry ingredients
together, then add them alternately with the buttermilk to creamed
mixture, beating well after each addition. 5. Mix the zucchini and
nuts into the batter. 6. Pour batter into 2 greased and floured 9″
pans. Bake in preheated 350 degree oven for 40 minutes or until cake
tests done.
Cool completely; frost with whipped cream or other desired frosting.
CREAM CHEESE FROSTING: Cream together the butter and cream cheese
until light and fluffy. Slowly add confectioner’s sugar until well
blended. Use more sugar if necessary, to get a spreading consistency.
Yields
16 Servings
