Chocolate Zucchini Bread

Category

Quick Breads

Ever since all of our wonderful garden-fresh zucchini came in, it feels like we have eaten zucchini with every meal! So I thought instead of doing the traditional grilled zucchini or even zucchini bread, I would make chocolate zucchini bread. Why not? Chocolate makes everything better and it sure made this zucchini bread delicious!

Ingredients

  • 2 Cups Sugar
  • 1 Cup Canola Oil
  • 3 Eggs
  • 3 Teaspoons Vanilla Extract
  • 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup baking cocoa
  • 1 Teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
  • 2 cups shredded peeled zucchini

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

  2. In a large bowl, beat the sugar, oil, eggs and vanilla until well blended.

  3. Combine the flour, cocoa, salt, baking soda, cinnamon and baking powder; gradually beat into sugar mixture until blended.

  4. Stir in zucchini.

  5. Transfer to two 8-in. x 4-in. loaf pans coated with cooking spray.

  6. Bake for 50-55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely.