This easy chocolate zucchini
cake starts with two packages of nut quick bread mix, and is
topped with a delicious chocolate buttercream frosting.
Easy
Harvest Chocolate Cake
- 2 (about 15-ounces each)
packages nut quick bread mix
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
1/2 cup HERSHEY'S Cocoa
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 1/2 cups vegetable oil
6 large eggs
3 cups shredded zucchini
Chocolate Buttercream Frosting (recipe follows)
- Heat oven to 350°F
(175°C). Grease and flour three 8-inch round baking pans.
- Stir together bread mix,
sugar, cocoa, cinnamon, oil and eggs in large bowl until well
blended. Stir in zucchini; pour evenly into prepared pans.
- Bake 40 to 45 minutes
or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool
10 minutes; remove from pans to wire rack. Cool completely.
- Frost with Chocolate Buttercream
Frosting.
Makes 12 servings.
Chocolate Buttercream
Frosting: Stir
together 5 1/3 cups powdered sugar and 1/2 cup HERSHEY'S Cocoa
in large bowl. Beat 3/4 cup softened butter and 1 cup sugar-cocoa
mixture in another large bowl. Add remaining sugar-cocoa mixture,
1/2 cup milk and 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; beat to spreading
consistency.
Recipe courtesy of the Hershey Kitchens,
and reprinted with permission of The Hershey Company. ©
The Hershey Company.