Zucchini Chocolate Cake with Orange Glaze
This vegetarian recipe serves 16. One serving contains 234 calories, 4g of protein, and 9g of fat. If you have applesauce, ground cinnamon, baking soda, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 1 hour and 10 minutes.
Instructions
Coat a 10-in. fluted tube pan with cooking spray and sprinkle with flour.
In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in applesauce and vanilla.
Combine the flour, baking cocoa, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and soda; add to the creamed mixture alternately with milk, beating well after each addition. Fold in the zucchini, walnuts and orange peel.
Transfer to prepared pan.
Bake at 350° for 50-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely.
In a small bowl, combine glaze ingredients.