Chocolate-Red Chile Zucchini Cake

* Exported from MasterCook *

CHOCOLATE-RED CHILE ZUCCHINI CAKE

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Serving Size : 12 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Cakes Desserts

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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2 1/2 c Sifted flour
1/4 c Unsweetened cocoa
1 t Baking soda
1 t Salt
1/2 c Butter
1/2 c Vegetable oil
1 3/4 c Granulated sugar
2 Eggs
1 t Vanilla extract
1 tb New Mexican red chili powder
1/2 c Buttermilk
2 c Zucchini, grated
6 oz Semisweet chocolate chips
3/4 c Chopped walnuts

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Grease a 9- by 13- by
2-inch pan. Sift together flour, cocoa, baking soda
and salt in a large mixing bowl. Set aside.

In a separate bowl, cream the butter, vegetable oil
and sugar, beating until the mixture is light and
fluffy. Beat in the eggs, one at a time. Next, add
the vanilla and chile powder. Mix in the dry
ingredients that have been set aside, alternating with
the buttermilk. Stir in the zucchini.

Pour the batter into the prepared pan. Sprinkle the
top of the cake with the chocolate chips and walnuts.

Bake for about 55 minutes or until a toothpick in
center comes out clean. Cool cake in the pan on a wire
rack.

From Sweet heat: Spicy Desserts (& More!) For Chile
Lovers (c) The Arizona Republic (6/5/96)

Hunt and pecked by John Blackwell, Taylorsville, Utah,
U.S.A., scooter@xmission.com.



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