Chocolate Orange Zucchini Cake
By
Win Spicer
@debaylady
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Like a bit of orange with your chocolate? So do I! It takes this cake and frosting to a higher level. Always get requests to make it and to share the recipe.
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 c
- all purpose flour
- 1/2 c
- unsweetened cocoa
- 2 1/2 tsp
- baking powder
- 1 1/2 tsp
- baking soda
- 1 tsp
- salt
- 1 tsp
- cinnamon
- 3/4 c
- unsalted butter, softened
- 2 c
- sugar
- 3
- large eggs, room temperature
- 1 1/2 tsp
- pure vanilla extract
- 1 tsp
- orange extract
- 2 tsp
- fresh grated orange rind
- 2 c
- grated zucchini, drained
- 1/2 c
- buttermilk
- 1/2 c
- chopped walnuts, optional
- 4 Tbsp
- softened unsalted butter
- 2 c
- powered sugar
- 3 1/2 Tbsp
- milk
- 1 tsp
- fresh grated orange rind
- 1 tsp
- pure vanilla extract
- 4 Tbsp
- unsweetened cocoa
COCOA ORANGE FROSTING
How to Make Chocolate Orange Zucchini Cake
- 1In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon. Set aside.
- 2In a large bowl, with mixer, beat butter and sugar until creamy. Add eggs, one at a time, and beat after each one. Add vanilla and orange extracts, orange rind, and drained zucchini. Beat on medium to blend together.
- 3Mix in dry ingredients alternating with buttermilk. Stir until well blended. If using nuts, stir them in now. Pour batter into prepared bundt or tube pan.
- 4Bake in preheated 325 degree oven 55-60 minutes or until cake springs back when touched. Cool on wire rack 8-10 minutes then turn out on cake plate to finish cooling.
- 5Cocoa Orange Frosting: In a medium bowl, cream butter and powered sugar. Add cocoa and mix until well blended. Beat in milk, orange rind, and both extracts. Spread on plated cool cake.
