Bake Along #65 Chocolate Zucchini Bundt Cake

Good to know that there's some goodness in this chocolate cake, zucchini! And it's even better that nobody can trace that. Chocolate can be less fattening! :)

 

 

This cake is soft and moist, the sweetness is just how I like it, chocolaty and very yummy, but I found it's really crumbly. I wasn't too sure if it's supposed to be crumbly or I did something wrong. Anyway, we all enjoyed it still :)

 

I made 2/3 recipe and I still got a pretty huge bundt cake

Ah, talking about bundt. I used my bundt pan but it's a disaster when I unmoulded it

I didn't know why since I followed exactly while I prepared the pan

Look at this:

 

 

 

 

It's a big turn off, especially when it's so unexpected. Anyhow, I just forgot about this, sliced them as soon as it's cool and enjoyed it :)

 

Recipe is from HERE

 

Below is 2/3 of the full recipe:

 

31g unsweetened cocoa powder

75g sour cream (I used low fat plain yoghurt)

2 large eggs

1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract

250g plain flour (I used whole wheat pastry flour)

1 2/3 tsp baking powder

1 tsp baking soda

2/3 tsp salt

1 1/2 tsp instant espresso powder

113g butter, softened

2/3 cup sugar (I omitted)

175g light brown sugar

1 1/3 cup coarse shredded zucchini, squeeze out excess liquid

2/3 cup semi sweet chocolate chips

2/3 cup sliced almonds (I omitted)

 

Method:

1. Preheat oven to 180degC. Grease bundt pan and dust with unsweetened cocoa powder
2. Whisk together plain yoghurt, eggs and vanilla in a large cup. Whisk together flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, salt, espresso powder in a medium bowl
3. Combine butter and sugar in a large mixing bowl and cream with electric mixer on medium high speed til fluffy
4. Reduce speed to low, and add in 1/3 of the flour mixture and beat til well mixed. Add 1/2 of the yoghurt mixture. Repeat, alternating flour and yoghurt mixtures and ending with the flour mixture. Stir in zucchini and chocolate chips
5. Pour batter into the prepared pan and bake til about 45mins, til skewer comes out clean
6. Let cool in the pan for 10mins, and invert it onto a wire rack to cool completely (this is where my disaster was)

 

 

 

This post is for Bake Along, an event organised by Joyce from Kitchen Flavours, Lena from Frozen Wings and Zoe from Bake For Happy Kids

 

 

 

This post is linked to the event Little Thumbs Up (August 2014 Event: Flour) - organised by Zoe (Bake for Happy Kids) and Mui Mui (My Little Favourite DIY) and hosted by Diana from Domestic Goddess Wannabe