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- From: japlady@nwu.edu (Rebecca Radnor)
- Newsgroups: rec.food.recipes
- Subject: Deluxe Chocolate Zucchini Cake
- Date: 6 Dec 1994 12:19:28 -0500
- Organization: Akademia Pana Kleksa, Public Access Uni* Site
- Message-ID: <3c26f0$9fn@junior.wariat.org>
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- DELUXE CHOCOLATE ZUCCHINI CAKE
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- Preparation time: 25 minutes
- Cooking time: 1 hour
- Yield: One 10-inch bundt cake or 2 loaves
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- 2 cups unbleached all purpose flour
- 1 cup whole wheat flour 1 1/4 teaspoons
- each: baking powder, baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon cinnamon
- 4 large eggs
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 1/4 cups vegetable oil
- 3 ounces unsweetened chocolate, melted, cooled
- 1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
- 1 cup chopped pecans or walnuts
- 1/2 cup raisins or chopped dates
- 3 cups coarsely shredded zucchini
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- 1. Place rack in center of oven and heat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a
- 12-cup bundt pan or two 8- by 4-inch loaf pans; dust lightly with flour.
- Sift dry ingredients together and set aside.
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- 2. Beat eggs and sugar together with an electric mixer until fluffy. Add
- oil and mix well; add chocolate and extracts. Fold in dry ingredients, nuts
- and raisins; stir in zucchini.
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- 3. Transfer to prepared pan and bake until a toothpick inserted in the
- center comes out clean, about 1 hour. Let cool in pan 10 minutes, then
- invert onto a wire rack and cool completely. Frost with chocolate glaze or
- sprinkle with confectioners` sugar, if desired.
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