ZUCCHINI CHOCOLATE CAKE
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½ cup vegetable oil
1 3/4 cup granulated sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
½ cup sour cream
2 cups shredded zucchini with skins on
2 ½ cups flour
4 tbsp cocoa
½ tsp cinnamon
½ tsp nutmeg
½ tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
Mix margerine or butter, add oil and
sugar. Add eggs, vanilla, sour cream and zucchini. Mix well. Add dry
ingredients.
Pour into 9" X 13" cake pan. Bake at
350ºF for 45 minutes or until cake tests done in the centre.
Frosting
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¼ stick butter
6 tbsp milk
1 tbsp cocoa
1 box powder sugar
1 cup chopped nuts, your preference
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Bring the first 3 ingredients of
frosting to a boil, then remove
from heat and add the last 3 ingredients, and mix. Pour on hot cake.
Cool before cutting
This recipe is from the
www.hortns.com
Use Nova Scotia fruit and
vegetables, sweetened by deep rich soil and sea breezes.
For more recipes or a previous Recipe of the Week, look under individual vegetables in the "What
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