Title

Chocolate Zucchini Cake

Subject

flour

cocoa

baking powder

baking soda

salt

cinnamon

butter

margarine

sugar

eggs

vanilla

orange peel

zucchini

milk

pecans

walnuts

powdered sugar

Description

Chocalate Zucchini Cake

2 1/2 c regular all purpose flour unsifted
1/2 c coaoa
2 1/2 tsps baking powder
1 1/2 tsps soda
1 tsp each salt and cinnamon
3/4 c soft butter or margarine
2 c sugar
3 eggs
2 tsps each vanilla and grated orange peel
2 c coarsely shredded zucchini
1/2 c milk
1 c chopped pecans or walnuts
glaze

Combine the flour, cocoa, baking powder, soda
sale and cinnamon, set aside. With rotary

Back:
beater beat together the butter and sugar
till smoothly blended. Add the eggs one at a
time, beating well after each addition. With a
spoon stir in the vanilla, orange peel, and
Zucchini. Alternately stir the dry ingredients
and milk into zucchini mix including nutswi
last addition. Pour batter into greased and
floured 10 in tube pan or bunt pan. Bake in
350 oven for 1 hour or till a wooden pick in
center comes out clean. Cool in pan 15 min. Tur
out on wire rack to coolthoroughly. Drizzle
glaze over cake. Cut in thin slices to serve.
makes 10 to 12 servings. GLAZE: Mix together
2 cups powdered sugar, 3 tbs milk and 1 tsp
vanilla, beat til smooth

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# Chocolate Zucchini Cake

*Makes 10 to 12 servings*

## Ingredients

### Cake

- 2 1/2 cups regular all-purpose flour, unsifted
- 1/2 cup cocoa
- 2 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 3/4 cup soft butter or margarine
- 2 cups sugar
- 3 eggs
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 2 tsp grated orange peel
- 2 cups coarsely shredded zucchini
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 cup chopped pecans or walnuts

### Glaze

- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 3 Tbsp milk
- 1 tsp vanilla

## Instructions

### Cake

1. Combine the flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon; set aside.
2. With a rotary beater, beat together the butter and sugar until smoothly blended.
3. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
4. With a spoon, stir in the vanilla, orange peel, and zucchini.
5. Alternately stir the dry ingredients and milk into the zucchini mixture, adding the nuts with the last addition.
6. Pour batter into a greased and floured 10-inch tube pan or bundt pan.
7. Bake at 350°F for 1 hour, or until a wooden pick inserted in the center comes out clean.
8. Cool in pan 15 minutes, then turn out on a wire rack to cool thoroughly.

### Glaze

1. Mix together 2 cups powdered sugar, 3 Tbsp milk, and 1 tsp vanilla; beat until smooth.

### Assembly

1. Drizzle glaze over cooled cake.
2. Cut in thin slices to serve.

Creator

Alice Yetka, Martha Yetka

Source

RCA0006 - The Yetka family collection that started the project (eBay)

Date

1960s

Rights

Personal/Family

Format

Typed recipe card

Identifier

RCA0006-20260609-0295

Coverage

Oregon, US