Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Does anyone here have a great recipe for Zucchini Cake?

If your willing to share it of course :)Does anyone here have a great recipe for Zucchini Cake?
Zucchini Chocolate Orange Cake





Very moist and different.





INGREDIENTS :


2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour


1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder


2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder


1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda


1 teaspoon salt


1 teaspoon round cinnamon


3/4 cup butter


2 cups white sugar


3 eggs, beaten


2 teaspoons vanilla extract


1/2 cup orange juice ( or milk )


3 cups grated zucchini


1 tablespoon orange zest


1 cup chopped walnuts





1 1/4 cups confectioners' sugar


1/4 cup orange juice


1 teaspoon vanilla extract





DIRECTIONS:


Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour Bundt pan.


In a medium bowl, sift flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon. Set aside.


In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until fluffy. Add eggs, 1 teaspoon vanilla and orange juice to the butter mixture. Stir in dry ingredients and mix until well blended. Fold in zucchini, orange zest and nuts.


Pour into a greased and floured Bundt cake pan. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 50 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into center of cake comes out clean. Allow to cool, then drizzle with glaze.


To make the glaze: In a small bowl mix together sugar, orange juice and vanilla. Invert cake onto serving dish, then pour glaze over.














INGREDIENTS:


4 eggs


2 cups white sugar


1 cup vegetable oil


2 cups all-purpose flour


2 teaspoons ground cinnamon


1 teaspoon salt


2 teaspoons baking powder


1 teaspoon baking soda


1 (8 ounce) can crushed pineapple, drained


1 cup chopped walnuts


2 cups grated zucchini


2 teaspoons vanilla extract


1 cup confectioners' sugar


2 tablespoons milk





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DIRECTIONS:


Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a tube pan.


Sift together flour, cinnamon, salt, baking powder, and baking soda on to a piece of waxed paper.


In a large bowl, beat eggs and sugar until light colored. Mix in oil. Add sifted ingredients to egg mixture, and beat for 2 minutes. Stir in pineapple, chopped nuts, vanilla, and zucchini. Mix thoroughly. Pour batter into prepared pan.


Bake for 80 minutes, or until tester inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean. Cool for 30 minutes.


To Make Glaze: In a small bowl, combine the confectioners' sugar and the milk. When cake has cooled, pour glaze over cake.Does anyone here have a great recipe for Zucchini Cake?
I always make sure I add walnuts and crushed pineapple it makes it more moist
Chocolate Zucchini Cake:





When you're testing the cake for doneness, insert the wooden pick in several different places. You may hit a melted chocolate, which might make you think the cake isn't done.





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





Glaze:


3/4 cup powdered 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





Preheat oven to 350掳.





To prepare cake, coat a 12-cup Bundt pan with cooking spray; dust pan with 1 tablespoon flour.





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.





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.





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掳 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.





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.





Yield: 16 servings (serving size: 1 slice)
Zucchini Cake





4 eggs


1 1/2 c. corn oil


3 c. sugar


3 c. grated raw zucchini


3 c. flour


1 1/2 tsp. baking powder


1 tsp. baking soda


1 1/2 tsp. cinnamon


1 tsp. salt


1 c. walnuts


1 c. raisins





Frosting:


1 (3oz) pkg. cream cheese


2 c. powdered sugar


1 T. butter





Beat eggs until light yellow. Add corn oil, sugar, and zucchini and mix until well blended. Sift together flour, baking powder and soda, cinnamon and salt. Add to first mixture and blend well. Add nuts and raisins. Bake in a well greased tube pan for 1 1/2 hours or in a 9x13'; cake pan for 1 hour at 350 degrees.
3 cups all-purpose flour


3 cups white sugar


1 teaspoon salt


1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda


1 teaspoon baking powder


2 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon


1 teaspoon vanilla extract


4 eggs


1 1/2 cups vegetable oil


3 cups grated zucchini


1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese


1/2 cup butter


2 cups confectioners' sugar


2 teaspoons vanilla extract








Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Lightly grease and flour three 9 inch round cake pans.


In a medium size bowl combine the flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, white sugar, and salt. Mix well.


In another bowl beat eggs, vegetable oil, and 1 teaspoon vanilla together. Pour into egg mixture into the flour mixture and mix well. Stir in the shredded zucchini. Pour batter into prepared pans.


Bake at 325 degrees F (165 degrees C) for 25 minutes. Allow cakes to cool in pans. Stack and frost into a 3 layer cake using Cream Cheese Frosting.


To Make Frosting: Cream together the cream cheese, butter or margarine. Add the confectioner's sugar, a little at a time. Add 2 teaspoons vanilla and mix well. Spread on cool cake layers.

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