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Kate Ramos

Gooey Chocolate Chai Zucchini Cake

This Gooey Chocolate Chai Zucchini Cake is the perfect combination of exotic spice and heavenly chocolate with hidden veggies and dairy-free to boot! Adapted from An Edible Mosaic
Prep Time 40 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 25 minutes
Servings: 16 servings
Course: chocolate
Cuisine: American
Calories: 524

Ingredients
  

For the Cake:
  • 3 medium zucchini peeled and chopped
  • 1 3/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 2/3 cup canola oil
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/3 cups whole wheat flour
  • 2/3 cups unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 Chai tea bags I used Trader Joe's Spiced Chai
For the Frosting:
  • 1/4 cup extra virgin coconut oil
  • 1 ounce unsweetened chocolate chopped
  • 6 tablespoons unsweetened non-dairy milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 2-3 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 cup mini dairy-free chocolate chips

Method
 

For the Cake:
  1. Heat oven to 350°F. Grease a 9x13-inch baking pan and line with parchment, if desired. (If you plan on serving the cake straight from the pan, no parchment is necessary).
  2. Place zucchini in the bowl of a food processor fitted with the blade attachment. Pulse until you have a mostly smooth puree.
  3. Whisk together the sugar, oil, eggs, and zucchini puree in a large bowl. Sift both flours, cocoa powder, salt, baking powder, baking soda, into the egg mixture. Cut open the chai tea bags and add the tea straight to the bowl.
  4. Mix everything together with a rubber spatula until just combined—don't over mix.
  5. Scrape batter into the prepared pan and bake on the middle rack until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 45 minutes.
  6. Let cool on a wire rack at least 20 minutes. If you'd like to remove it from the pan, pull on the outer edges of the parchment paper to take out of the pan.
For the Frosting:
  1. Combine coconut oil and chocolate in a small saucepan over medium-low heat. Warm, stirring frequently, until chocolate has melted and mixture is smooth.
  2. Transfer chocolate mixture to a large bowl and whisk in milk, vanilla, salt, and powdered sugar until smooth.
  3. Pour frosting over cake and smooth to the edges. Sprinkle with chocolate chips and serve.
  4. Cake will keep covered, at room temperature, for 5 days.

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 524kcalCarbohydrates: 89gProtein: 5gFat: 18gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 11gCholesterol: 24mgSodium: 290mgFiber: 3gSugar: 69g

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