Chocolate Zucchini Cake

With a garden and a CSA overflowing with zucchini harvest, what's a girl to do? There are only so many "healthy" dishes to be made. At some point, you have to help those veggies go sweet, right? :)


Chocolate Zucchini Cake

Ingredients:
-1/2c butter
-1/2c oil
-2 eggs
-1 tsp vanilla
-1/2 c buttermilk (or 1/2 c milk + 1/2 tsp lemon juice)
-1 3/4 c sugar
-2 1/2 c flour
-4 T cocoa
-1/2 tsp baking powder
-1/2 tsp salt
-1 tsp baking soda
-2 c pureed zuchhini

Preheat oven to 350. Grease 9 x 13 pan (or insert liners if making cupcakes). Mix all ingredients. Stir in zucchini. Pour into pan (or cups). Bake 40 minutes for a 9 x 13 pan or 18 minutes for cupcakes.

Optional toppings:
Add After Baking - Fruit, powdered sugar, cream cheese frosting
Add Before Baking - chocolate chips, brown sugar, walnuts