Chocolate Zucchini Rum Cake Recipes

Steps:

• Position a rack in the center of the oven.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Generously grease a nonstick 10-inch tube pan.
• In a large bowl, combine flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt.
• Make a well in the center of the ingredients and set aside.
• In a medium sized bowl, applesauce, brown and white sugars, eggs and egg whites, zucchini, rum, buttermilk and oil.
• Beat for 1 minute with a handheld mixer on medium/low until frothy.
• (Use a small grater holes for grating the zucchini. It is not necessary to peel them, but make sure they are well-rinsed.- Drain any excess water from the grated zucchini before using. Place in colander and let drain for about 10 minutes before using. Do n) Pour applesauce mixture into the well made in the flour and dry ingredients.
• Quickly fold ingredients together with rubber spatula until almost combined.
• Continue to fold in chocolate chips until a few wisps of flour remain.
• Do not overmix.
• Pour into a prepared tube pan and bake for 40-45 minutes or until done.
• The cake will spring back lightly when touched and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out with a few moist crumbs attached.
• Do not overbake.
• Let sit on a wire rack for 15 minutes and then unmold cake.
• Place right-side-up on a wire rack to cool completely.
• To serve, combine powdered sugar and rum in a small bowl.
• Place on a rimmed cake plate and glaze with the rum glaze.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13 inch baking pan.
• In a medium bowl, stir together the flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder, salt and cinnamon. Add the eggs and oil, mix well. Fold in the nuts and zucchini until they are evenly distributed. Pour into the prepared pan.
• Bake for 50 to 60 minutes in the preheated oven, until a knife inserted into the center comes out clean. Cool cake completely before frosting with your favorite frosting.

Steps:

• In a bowl, cream butter, oil and sugar. Add eggs, milk and vanilla; mix well. Combine flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and cloves; gradually add to creamed mixture. Stir in zucchini. , Spread into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan. Sprinkle with nuts and chocolate chips. Bake at 350° for 35-40 minutes or until cake tests done.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Coat a 13x9-in. baking pan with cooking spray., Beat sugar and oil on medium speed 1 minute. Add eggs, applesauce and vanilla; beat 1 minute. In another bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt; add to sugar mixture alternately with buttermilk, beating just until blended. Stir in zucchini., Transfer to prepared pan. Bake 20 minutes. Sprinkle with chocolate chips and pecans. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 10-15 minutes. Cool in pan on a wire rack.