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Light Chocolate Zucchini Cake
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Servings: 16 |
Ingredients: ![]() For the Cake: Cooking spray 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour 3/4 cup granulated sugar 1/2 cup packed brown sugar 1/2 cup (4 ounces) block-style fat-free cream cheese, softened 1/3 cup vegetable oil 2 large eggs 2 large egg whites 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa 2 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 3/4 cup fat-free buttermilk 2 cups shredded zucchini 2/3 cup semisweet chocolate chips 1/4 cup chopped walnuts For the Glaze: 3/4 cup confectioners' sugar 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa 8 teaspoons fat-free milk 2 tablespoons semisweet chocolate chips 1 teaspoon instant coffee granules 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract |
Instructions: 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). 2. To prepare cake, coat a 12-cup Bundt pan with cooking spray; dust pan with 1 tablespoon flour. 3. Place sugars, cream cheese, and vegetable oil in a large bowl, and beat with a mixer at medium speed until well blended (about 5 minutes). Add eggs and egg whites, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in 1 teaspoon vanilla extract. 4. Lightly spoon 2-1/2 cups flour into dry measuring cups, and level with a knife. Combine 2-1/2 cups flour and next 5 ingredients (2-1/2 cups flour through cinnamon) in a medium bowl, stirring well with a whisk. 5. Add flour mixture and buttermilk alternately to sugar mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Stir in zucchini, 2/3 cup chocolate chips, and nuts. Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour or until a wooden pick inserted in cake comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes on a wire rack; remove from pan. Cool completely on wire rack. 6. To prepare glaze, combine 3/4 cup powdered sugar and 3 tablespoons cocoa in a small bowl; stir with a whisk. Combine milk, 2 tablespoons chocolate chips, coffee, and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract in a 1-cup glass measure. Microwave at medium 45 seconds or until chocolate melts, stirring after 20 seconds. Combine powdered sugar mixture with chocolate mixture, stirring with a whisk. Drizzle glaze over cake. Tip: When you're testing the cake for doneness, insert the wooden pick in several different places. You may hit a melted chocolate chip, which might make you think the cake isn't done. Makes 16 servings. |
Date: March 1, 2003 |