Chocolate and Zucchini Praline Bundt Cake

Name: Chocolate and Zucchini Praline Bundt Cake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: American
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; TOPPING; 1 c chocolate chips; 1 c almonds or walnuts, chopped; 1/2 c brown sugar

By Happy Couple
@HappyCouple1990

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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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. The Test Kitchen

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Serves:

Prep:

15 Min

Cook:

55 Min

Method:

Bake

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
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breadcrumbs, enough to coat pan
TOPPING
1 c

chocolate chips
1 c

almonds or walnuts, chopped
1/2 c

brown sugar
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How to Make Chocolate and Zucchini Praline Bundt Cake

Step-by-Step

Preheat oven to 325 F. Cream butter, oil and sugar. Beat in eggs and set aside.
Sift dry ingredients and add alternately with sour milk to creamed mixture. Add zucchini and vanilla. Slowly mix in apple.
Grease a bundt cake pan and sprinkle with breadcrumbs.
Pour cake batter into prepared bundt cake pan.
Mix topping ingredients and spread evenly on the cake batter. Bake for 55 minutes.