zucchini chocolate orange cake

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 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 ground cinnamon
• 3/4 cup butter
• 2 cups white sugar
• 3 eggs, beaten
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup 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

Recipe

Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 50 mins Ready Time: 1 hr 30 mins


• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). grease and flour a 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, 2 teaspoons vanilla and milk 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 in preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into center of cake comes out clean, 50 to 60 minutes. allow to cool in pan for 15 minutes before inverting a wire rack to cool completely. before serving, drizzle with glaze.
• to make the glaze: in a small bowl mix together sugar, orange juice and 1 teaspoon vanilla. invert cake serving dish, then pour glaze over.