Chocolate Zucchini Cake With Broiled Topping Recipes

CHOCOLATE ZUCCHINI CAKE WITH COCONUT FROSTING

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat the butter, oil and sugar until smooth. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Combine the flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon and cloves; gradually add to batter alternately with buttermilk, beating well after each addition. Fold in zucchini. , Pour into a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Bake at 325° for 45-50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes. , Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine the frosting ingredients. Spread over warm cake. Broil 4-6 in. from the heat for 2-3 minutes or until golden brown. Cool completely.

CHOCOLATE ZUCCHINI CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and lightly grease a 9x13" pan (line with parchment paper if desired).
• In a large bowl, whisk together sugar, buttermilk, eggs, and vanilla until smooth.
• Add flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, salt, and baking powder and stir until combined.
• Stir in zucchini, just until combined.
• Spread into prepared pan and bake for 30-34 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean or with moist crumbs. Set aside to cool to room temperature.
• In a medium bowl, combine cream, sugar, cocoa, and vanilla.
• Beat with an electric mixer on low until incorporated, then beat on high until stiff peaks form.
• Spread over cooled cake and serve.

CHOCOLATE ZUCCHINI CAKE WITH CUSTARD SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°. Grease and flour a 10-in. plain or fluted tube pan. In another bowl, beat sugar, oil and butter until well blended. Gradually beat in buttermilk, eggs and vanilla., In another bowl, whisk flour, cocoa, baking soda, cinnamon and cloves; gradually beat into sugar mixture. Stir in zucchini, chocolate chips and almonds., Transfer to prepared pan. Bake 55-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool., For sauce, in a large saucepan, mix sugar, flour and cornstarch. Whisk in milk. Cook and stir over medium-high heat until thickened and bubbly. Reduce heat to low; cook and stir 2 minutes longer. Remove from heat., In a small bowl, whisk a small amount of hot mixture into egg yolks; return all to pan, whisking constantly. Bring to a gentle boil; cook and stir 2 minutes. Gently stir in butter and extract. Serve warm with cake. Cover and refrigerate leftover sauce.

CHOCOLATE ZUCCHINI CAKE WITH BROILED TOPPING

Steps:

• Prepare a 9 x 13 inch pan by greasing it.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• To make cake, beat eggs, oil, honey and brown sugar tog.
• Mix dry ingredients (baking powder, salt, flour, buckwheat flour and cocoa) and set aside.
• Mix tog buttermilk and soda and set aside.
• Add zucchini to egg mixture, then add 1/3 of the flour mixture.
• Mix the remaining flour mixture and buttermilk alternately into the egg mixture.
• Add almond flavoring.
• After this is all mixed tog well, pour into prepared cake pan.
• Bake at 350 degF for 35- 40 minutes, testing with a tooth pick to see if done, especially in the middle or in the cracks.
• While the cake is baking, prepare the topping by melting the butter, then add brown sugar and milk.
• After the cake is done remove from oven and spread 1/2 of the topping mixture over the cake, making sure all the cake has topping on it, then sprinkle the sliced almonds over the cake evenly and to taste.
• Drizzle the remaining syrup of the almonds on the cake and return to oven.
• Broil the cake until it is nicely browned,watching not to burn the topping.
• Can be served warm or cold.
• Top each serving with some whipped topping, like whipped cream, to taste.
• Enjoy!

CHOCOLATE ZUCCHINI CAKE III

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13 inch baking pan.
• In a medium bowl, stir together the flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder, salt and cinnamon. Add the eggs and oil, mix well. Fold in the nuts and zucchini until they are evenly distributed. Pour into the prepared pan.
• Bake for 50 to 60 minutes in the preheated oven, until a knife inserted into the center comes out clean. Cool cake completely before frosting with your favorite frosting.