Chocolate Apple Zucchini Picnic Cake

Chocolate Apple Zucchini Picnic Cake

Recipe by Oxbow Farm from allrecipes.com

Dessert 1 Hr. 15 Mins.

Ingredients

6

6 servings

  • 1 cup shredded zucchini
  • 1 cup shredded apple
  • 2 eggs, lightly beaten
  • ¾ cup brown sugar
  • ½ cup olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup whole wheat flour
  • ½ cup all-purpose flour
  • 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 ¼ teaspoons baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon kosher salt
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ cup semi-sweet chocolate chunks
  • ½ cup pepitas (raw pumpkin seeds)

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease an 8x8-inch baking dish and set aside.
  • Stir zucchini, apple, eggs, brown sugar, olive oil, and vanilla extract together in a bowl.
  • Sift whole wheat flour, all-purpose flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, kosher salt, and baking powder together in a separate bowl; gently stir into the zucchini and apple mixture until fully incorporated. Spoon batter into prepared baking dish. Sprinkle chocolate chunks and pepitas over the batter.
  • Bake in preheated oven until a tester comes out clean, about 25 minutes. Let cool before slicing.

Nutritional Facts

Per 6 servings

  • Calories: 509
  • Carbohydrate: 57g
  • Fat: 30g
  • Fiber: 5g
  • Protein: 10g
  • Sugar: 29g

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