Zucchini Chocolate Cake w/ Orange Glaze
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Bak: Zucchini Chocolate Cake w/ Orange Glaze
Healthy Cooking August/September 2011
18 reviews rate this recipe 4 of 5 stars.
Prep: 20 min. Bake: 50 min. + cooling
Yield: 16 servings.
This moist and mouthwatering cake has a rich chocolate flavor, a hint of orange and is chock-full of zucchini and nuts. Barbara Worrel, Granbury, Texas
Ingredients:
1/2 cup stick margarine or butter, softened (Imperial or Blue Bonnet Margarine)
1-1/2 cups sugar
2 large eggs
1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup baking cocoa
1-1/4 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup fat-free milk
3 cups shredded zucchini
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
1 tablespoon grated orange peel
GLAZE:
1-1/4 cups confectioners' sugar
2 tablespoons orange juice
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Directions:
1. Coat a 10-in. fluted tube pan with cooking spray and sprinkle with flour.
2. In a large bowl, cream margarine and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in applesauce and vanilla.
3. Combine the flour, cocoa, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and soda; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk, beating well after each addition. Fold in the zucchini, walnuts and orange peel.
4. Transfer to prepared pan. Bake at 350° for 50-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
5. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely. Combine glaze ingredients; drizzle over cake.
1 slice equals 266 calories, 9 g fat (1.4 g saturated fat), 27 mg cholesterol, 165 mg sodium, 47 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 4 g protein.
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