Chocolate & Zucchini Espresso Cake ~adapted from Edible Vineyard
Ingredients:
1 1/2 sticks unsalted butter, room temperature
1 1/2 c. granulated sugar
2 1/2 c. all-purpose flour
3 eggs
1 T. instant espresso, dissolved in 1 T. hot water
2 t. vanilla
2 c. grated zucchini
1/2 c. sour cream
3/4 c. cocoa powder
2 t. baking powder
1 t. baking soda
1 t. salt
1 c. semisweet chocolate chips
Confectioners’ sugar for dusting
Directions:
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Butter and flour a 10-inch Bundt pan.
Gently whisk together flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
Using your stand mixer or a mixing bowl with a handheld mixer, beat together butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, until thoroughly combined.
Add espresso, vanilla, sour cream and zucchini and mix on low until completely combined.
With mixer on low, slowly add in dry ingredients until everything is completely combined, occasionally scraping down sides of bowl with spatula.
Toss chocolate chips with a teaspoon of sugar and stir into the batter with a wooden spoon.
Pour batter in prepared pan and bake for 50-55 minutes, or until a cake tester comes out clean.
Allow cake to cool in the pan for 10 minutes. Then invert it onto a wire rack and allow to cool completely. Once cake is room temperature dust it with confectioner sugar and serve.
P.S. Updated to add…this morning I woke up to a linking master toilet which came through to my kitchen ceiling. Fun stuff! I’m a stress eater…think anyone would notice if I ate this whole chocolate cake by myself? 😉
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Yum! I am heading your way right now. Looks delish!
That looks very yummy. Great photos…really makes me want a piece…like right now. lol
ok, that looks delicious! Thanks for sharing
My goodness that looks good and pretty, too.
I love veggies, even better when the are in chocolate.
Sorry about the leak!
No one would notice 😉
I think I am being a poor encourager…I hope you got your toilet fixed.
And the cake…mmmm. My MIL makes one similar to this and I love it!
I’d say you could probably live on that cake. It covers three of the very important food groups, veggies,chocolate and coffee. 🙂 Go ahead eat it all. Sorry for your stresses.
I have to try this! It will be perfect for this holiday weekend…thanks for the recipe!
ciao
Sounds so good! I love that it has some veggies in it!
Sherry
Veggies would probably be more popular if they were always hidden in chocolate!
Thanks for linking up to Potpourri Friday!
YUM! This looks simply stunning! I haven’t been to your place in a while, and I’m so proud of you both – everything that you’ve put together! 🙂 YAY!
Hope all is well with my favorite sister bloggers!
Well….it must be good for you since it has zucchini in it!
I say go for it, after the work of creating such a master piece and then having a leak….equals one giant cake for you. Looks delish. Now this is what I call eating my veggies.
Hugs,
Ellen
The mold you used for the cake is awesome! Where did you find that? This cake looks beautiful!! Please link it to Sunday Supper Stumble! I love your Inspiration Parties!!! I’m here every week… wouldn’t miss it. 🙂 http://notyourordinaryrecipes.blogspot.com/2011/09/sunday-supper-stumble-2.html