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                          CHOCOLATE ZUCCHINI CAKE
 
 Recipe By     : Bon Appetit
 Serving Size  : 12   Preparation Time :1:00
 Categories    : cakes
 
   Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
 --------  ------------  --------------------------------
    2 1/4  cups          sifted all purpose flour
      1/2  cup           unsweetened cocoa powder
    1      teaspoon      baking soda
    1      teaspoon      salt
    1 3/4  cups          sugar
      1/2  cup           unsalted butter -- (1 stick)  room
                         temperature
      1/2  cup           vegetable oil
    2      large         eggs
    1      teaspoon      vanilla extract
      1/2  cup           buttermilk
    2      cups          grated unpeeled zucchini (about 2 1/2
                         medium)
    1      package       semisweet chocolate chips -- (6 ounce) (about 1
                         cup)
      3/4  cup           chopped walnuts
 
 Preheat oven to 325 deg. F. Butter and flour 13 x 9 x 2-inch
 baking pan. Sift flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt
 into medium bowl. Beat sugar, butter and oil in large bowl
 until well blended. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating well
 after each addition. Beat in vanilla extract. Mix in dry
 ingredients alternately with buttermilk in 3 additions
 each. Mix in grated zucchini. Pour batter into prepared
 pan. Sprinkle chocolate chips and nuts over.
 
 Bake cake until tester inserted into center comes out clean,
 about 50 minutes. Cool cake completely in pan.
 12 Servings
 
 Bon Appetit
 November 1995
 
 
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 Per serving: 367 Calories; 24g Fat (55% calories from fat); 3g Protein; 41g Car
 bohydrate; 52mg Cholesterol; 306mg Sodium
 
 NOTES : The zucchini helps keep the cake moist.