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
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2 1/2 call purpose flour
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1/2 cunsweetened cocoa
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2 1/2 tspbaking powder
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1 1/2 tspbaking soda
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1 tspsalt
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1 tspcinnamon
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3/4 cunsalted butter, softened
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2 csugar
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3large eggs, room temperature
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1 1/2 tsppure vanilla extract
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1 tsporange extract
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2 tspfresh grated orange rind
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2 cgrated zucchini, drained
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1/2 cbuttermilk
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1/2 cchopped walnuts, optional
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COCOA ORANGE FROSTING
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4 Tbspsoftened unsalted butter
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2 cpowered sugar
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3 1/2 Tbspmilk
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1 tspfresh grated orange rind
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1 tsppure vanilla extract
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4 Tbspunsweetened cocoa
How to Make Chocolate Orange Zucchini Cake
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon. Set aside.
- In 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.
- Mix 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.
- Bake 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.
- Cocoa 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.
