Chocolate and Zucchini Praline Bundt Cake
By
Sandra B.
@sandy19
10
This year the zucchini is growing really nicely. I have one recipe for zucchini bread so that I could make use of the abundant supply of zucchini, but I found myself also craving chocolate. So I added cocoa and that's how I came up with this recipe.
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Notes from the Test Kitchen:
Quite a different flavor combo-but one that totally works! It will be a treat for your friends and family who get to taste it.
Quite a different flavor combo-but one that totally works! It will be a treat for your friends and family who get to taste it.
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 c
- all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp
- baking soda
- 1/2 tsp
- baking powder
- 1 tsp
- cinnamon
- 1/2 c
- butter or margarine
- 1/4 c
- oil
- 1 1/4 c
- sugar
- 2 large
- eggs, beaten
- 4 Tbsp
- cocoa powder
- 1/2 c
- sour milk or buttermilk
- 1 tsp
- vanilla extract
- 2 c
- zucchini, grated
- 1 large
- apple, peeled, cored and chopped
- breadcrumbs, enough to coat pan
- 1 c
- chocolate chips
- 1 c
- almonds or walnuts, chopped
- 1/2 c
- brown sugar
TOPPING
How to Make Chocolate and Zucchini Praline Bundt Cake
- 1Preheat oven to 325 F. Cream butter, oil and sugar. Beat in eggs and set aside.
- 2Sift dry ingredients and add alternately with sour milk to creamed mixture. Add zucchini and vanilla. Slowly mix in apple.
- 3Grease a bundt cake pan and sprinkle with breadcrumbs.
- 4Pour cake batter into prepared bundt cake pan.
- 5Mix topping ingredients and spread evenly on the cake batter. Bake for 55 minutes.
