Chocolate Zucchini Cake

Adapted from Hershey's Chocolate Treasure

Cake Ingredients

• 5 egg whites
• 1 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup canola oil
• 1 cup white whole wheat flour
• 1 cup cake flour
• 1/2 cup cocoa
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/2 cup plain lowfat yogurt
• 1/4 cup nonfat milk
• 2 cups zucchini, shredded
• 1 cup cherries, dried (optional)

Frosting Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cup whipping cream
• 1/4 cup cocoa
• 1/3 cup chocolate syrup*
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract


Cake Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Beet eggs until foamy and gradually add sugar, vanilla, and oil. Combine flours, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. In a small bowl, mix together milk and yogurt**. Alternately add the flour and yogurt mixture to the eggs. Fold in zucchini and cherries.

Pour into 2 greased/floured 9" cake pans. Bake at 350 for about 30 minutes until cake springs back when touched. Cool for 10 minutes in pan and then cool completely on wire rack.

Frosting Directions

Chill mixing bowl and egg beaters in refrigerator until very cool. In chilled mixing bowl, combine whipping cream, chocolate syrup, cocoa, and vanilla. Beat to spreading consistency.

Spreading frosting on first cake, place 2nd cake on top and finish frosting. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

* "Organic" chocolate syrup is available without corn syrup as one of the ingredients. ** You can also substitute 3/4 cup buttermilk for the milk/yogurt mixture.

Nutritional Information

Servings Per Recipe: 12

Note: The frosting accounts for around 80 calories per serving. You could probably greatly reduce this by using Chocolate Cool Whip instead. Personally, I am willing to have a higher calorie content in order to avoid the extra ingredients in Cool Whip.

5% of calories from protein
53% of calories from carbs
42% of calories from fat


Calories	434.57	Vitamin A	10 %	Pantothenic Acid	1 %
Total Fat	20.51 g	Vitamin C	5 %	Phosphorus	6 %
Saturated Fat	9.15 g	Calcium	7 %	Iodine	0 %
Polyunsaturated Fat	2.71 g	Iron	11 %	Magnesium	8 %
Monounsaturated Fat	6.25 g	Vitamin D	1 %	Zinc	3 %
Omega-3	0.88 g	Vitamin E	0 %	Selenium	6 %
Omega-6	1.92 g	Vitamin K	15  %	Copper	11 %
Cholesterol	40.73 mg	Thiamin	6 %	Manganese	14 %
Sodium	241.29 mg	Riboflavin	9 %	Chromium	0 %
Potassium	197.29 mg	Niacin	4 %	Molybdenum	0 %
Total Carbohydrate	58.62 g	Vitamin B6	3 %	Chloride	0 %
Dietary Fiber	3.93 g	Folate	5 %
Sugars	45.76 g	Vitamin B12	1 %
Protein	5.42 g	Biotin	0 %