chocolate zucchini cake with sugar cinnamon sauce

rock port, MO
Updated on Jul 6, 2012

This is a recipe from a church recipe booklet that my great aunt gave me for my first anniversary in 1984. It is very good and simple to make. The sauce I just now made up. I tinkered with the amounts till it looked right and tasted ok to me LOl So I hope some of you will like this topping.

prep time 20 Min
cook time 25 Min
method ---
yield 15 - 20 bake on 325 I used a 16x12 makes a thinner cake or use a 9x13

Ingredients

  • 3 - eggs
  • 2 C - sugar
  • 1 C - oil
  • 2 C - grated zucchini
  • 2 tsp - vanilla extract
  • 3 C - flour
  • 1 tsp - baking powder
  • 1 tsp - salt
  • 1 tsp - baking soda
  • 1/3 c - cocoa powder

How To Make chocolate zucchini cake with sugar cinnamon sauce

  • Step 1
    Mix together eggs, sugar, oil, vanilla and zucchini
  • Step 2
    Sift dry ingredients together, add to egg mixture.
  • Step 3
    You can add 1 cup of nuts and or 1 can pineapple chunks, drained. I didnt use nuts or pineapple
  • Step 4
    Sugar and cinnamon sauce 1 stick butter 1/4 c cream 3-4 Tbsp flour can also use cornstarch 1/4 c sugar or to taste 1-2 tsp cinnamon or to taste 1/2 c water for thinning dash of salt optional
  • Step 5
    Melt butter in sauce pan on low heat add flour and blend with a wisk add the cream wisk till well blended If mixture is too thick, that is when I add a little water to thin it down add sugar and cinnamon Blend well to desired thickness. You can pour over all of cake or on individule pieces.

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