Ingredients
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2 1/4 cups sifted all-purpose flour
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1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
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1 teaspoon baking soda
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1 teaspoon salt
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1 3/4 cups sugar
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1/2 cup butter, at room temperature
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1/2 cup vegetable oil
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2 large eggs
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1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
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1/2 cup buttermilk
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2 cups grated unpeeled zucchini
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6 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips
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3/4 cup chopped walnuts
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
- Butter & flour a 9x13 pan.
- Sift flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, & salt into a medium size bowl.
- Beat sugar, butter, & oil with dry ingredients until well blended.
- Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
- Beat in vanilla.
- Mix in dry ingredients alternately with buttermilk in 3 additions each.
- Stir in grated zucchini.
- Pour batter into prepared pan.
- Sprinkle chocolate chips & nuts (optional) over top.
- Bake about 50 minutes, testing with toothpick.
- Cool cake in pan.