Bake Along #65 Chocolate Zucchini Bundt Cake

Good to know that there's some goodness in this chocolate cake, zucchini! And it's even better that nobody can trace that. Chocolate can be less fattening! :)

This cake is soft and moist, the sweetness is just how I like it, chocolaty and very yummy, but I found it's really crumbly. I wasn't too sure if it's supposed to be crumbly or I did something wrong. Anyway, we all enjoyed it still :)

I made 2/3 recipe and I still got a pretty huge bundt cake

Ah, talking about bundt. I used my bundt pan but it's a disaster when I unmoulded it

I didn't know why since I followed exactly while I prepared the pan

Look at this:

It's a big turn off, especially when it's so unexpected. Anyhow, I just forgot about this, sliced them as soon as it's cool and enjoyed it :)

Recipe is from HERE

Below is 2/3 of the full recipe:

31g unsweetened cocoa powder

75g sour cream (I used low fat plain yoghurt)

2 large eggs

1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract

250g plain flour (I used whole wheat pastry flour)

1 2/3 tsp baking powder

1 tsp baking soda

2/3 tsp salt

1 1/2 tsp instant espresso powder

113g butter, softened

2/3 cup sugar (I omitted)

175g light brown sugar

1 1/3 cup coarse shredded zucchini, squeeze out excess liquid

2/3 cup semi sweet chocolate chips

2/3 cup sliced almonds (I omitted)

Method:

Preheat oven to 180degC. Grease bundt pan and dust with unsweetened cocoa powder
Whisk together plain yoghurt, eggs and vanilla in a large cup. Whisk together flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, salt, espresso powder in a medium bowl
Combine butter and sugar in a large mixing bowl and cream with electric mixer on medium high speed til fluffy
Reduce speed to low, and add in 1/3 of the flour mixture and beat til well mixed. Add 1/2 of the yoghurt mixture. Repeat, alternating flour and yoghurt mixtures and ending with the flour mixture. Stir in zucchini and chocolate chips
Pour batter into the prepared pan and bake til about 45mins, til skewer comes out clean
Let cool in the pan for 10mins, and invert it onto a wire rack to cool completely (this is where my disaster was)