Chocolate zucchini bread

IMG_9824IMG_9827[1]I hope to make this again so I can document the steps more clearly and with pictures.  However, for now this will have to suffice so I can be sure to find the recipe again.

From this recipe at SimplyRecipes.com

You will need:

4 cups grated zucchini, water squeezed out

2.5 cups AP flour

1/2 cup natural unsweetened cocoa

2 teaspoons baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1 1/2 cups white sugar

2 eggs

3/4 cup unsalted butter, melted

1/2 teaspoon ground coffee

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips (optional)

  1. preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  2. Butter and flour one bundt pan or two regular-size bread loaf pans
  3. Whisk together flour, salt, baking soda, cinnamon and cocoa in an extra large bowl.  Add chocolate chips.
  4. Beat sugar and eggs for one minute, then add the butter, coffee and vanilla.  Stir until combined.
  5. Add zucchini to the sugar-egg mixture, then gently add zucchini-sugar-egg mixture to the dry ingredient bowl.  Combine with a spatula until just mixed, then pour into prepared pans.
  6. Bake 50-70 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean.  Remove from the oven, let rest ten minutes, then remove from pan and let cool on a cooling rack.

 

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