Chocolate Zucchini Cake

August 24, 2023 by Beth Pierce 18 Comments

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This Chocolate Zucchini Cake is a chocolate lover’s dream come true with a moist cake with rich chocolate flavor, semi-sweet chocolate chips, and a chocolate ganache glaze. Though rich in flavor, it comes together quickly, making it easily doable during the week. This is a great way to use up those garden zucchini and make yourself a sweet treat.

First, in a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. In a large bowl, stir together the eggs, vegetable oil, granulated sugar, brown sugar, vanilla extract, and shredded zucchini. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix just until combined. Fold in the chocolate chips.

Pour the batter into a well-greased or parchment paper lined baking pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out with no wet batter. You may have a few moist crumbs or a little melted chocolate from the chips.

Add the chocolate chips to a medium bowl. Warm the heavy cream on the stovetop over low heat just until small fine bubbles surface. Pour the warm cream over the chocolate chips, cover with plastic wrap, and let it sit for about 10 minutes to melt the chocolate. Then uncover and stir until smooth and combined. This may take several minutes of stirring.

Let the chocolate ganache cool for about 15 minutes before pouring it over the cake and gently spreading it with a spatula. Let the chocolate ganache set for about 30 minutes, and then place the cake in the refrigerator.

Well yeah, kind of! It does not harden like chocolate candy, but it does harden like the texture of soft fudge, which makes the most delicious melt-in-your-mouth coating over moist rich chocolate cake.

Yes, you most certainly can but plan ahead and defrost the zucchini. Squeeze out or drain any excess moisture. This is a great way to use up all that garden zucchini in the summertime.

Make sure the cake and the ganache are fully cooled. Leave the cake in the dish provided that it is freezer-safe. Wrap with 2 layers of plastic wrap followed by a layer of aluminum foil. Freeze for up to 3 months. Thaw in the refrigerator overnight.

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This easy Chocolate Zucchini Cake bakes up moist and rich with a two-ingredient chocolate frosting. Use those garden zucchini to make yourself a real chocolate lover’s treat.

Chocolate Ganache

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