Chocolate-zucchini Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 4 large eggs
• 3 cups granulated sugar
• 3 (1 ounce) unsweetened chocolate squares, melted
• 1 1/2 cups vegetable oil
• 3 cups grated zucchini (about 5)
• 1 cup pecans, chopped
• powdered sugar

Recipe

• 1 combine first 4 ingredients.
• 2 beat eggs at medium speed with an electric mixer.
• 3 gradually add granulated sugar; beat until blended.
• 4 add chocolate and oil; beat until blended.
• 5 gradually add flour mixture; beat at low speed until blended.
• 6 fold in zucchini and pecans.
• 7 pour batter into a well-greased and floured bundt pan.
• 8 bake at 350° for 1 hour and 15 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
• 9 cool in pan 15 minutes.
• 10 remove from pan; cool completely on a wire rack.
• 11 sprinkle with powdered sugar before serving.