Zucchini Chocolate Orange Cake

A moist and delicious Bundt cake made with grated zucchini, cocoa powder, walnuts, and fresh orange zest.

• Preparation Time: 25 mins
• Cooking Time: 50 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins
• Calories: 481 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 cups white sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 cup chopped walnuts
• ½ cup milk
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• ¾ cup butter
• 1 tablespoon orange zest
• 1 ½ teaspoons baking soda
• 2 ½ teaspoons baking powder
• ¼ cup orange juice
• 1 ¼ cups confectioners' sugar
• 3 cups grated zucchini
• 3 eggs, beaten

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a Bundt pan.

Step 2

In a medium bowl, sift flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon. Set aside.

Step 3

In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until fluffy. Add eggs, 2 teaspoons vanilla and milk to the butter mixture. Stir in dry ingredients and mix until well blended. Fold in zucchini, orange zest, and nuts.

Step 4

Pour into a greased and floured Bundt cake pan. Bake in preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into center of cake comes out clean, 50 to 60 minutes. Allow to cool in pan for 15 minutes before inverting onto a wire rack to cool completely. Before serving, drizzle with glaze.

Step 5

To make the glaze: In a small bowl mix together sugar, orange juice and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Invert cake onto serving dish, then pour glaze over.