Chocolate Zucchini Loaf

 My sister Penelope makes a great chocolate zucchini loaf. And here it is.

Ingredients:

• 3/4 cup margarine (I used butter)
• 2 cups white sugar
• 3 eggs
• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 2 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 cup milk
• 2 tsp vanilla
• 3 cups grated zucchini (peeled and seeded before grating)
• 6 ounces chocolate chips

Methods:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease two 9 x 5 inch loaf pans and/or line them with parchment paper.

Cream the margarine and sugar. Beat in the eggs. Sift together the flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon. Add the sifted dry ingredients to the creamed mixture alternately with the milk and vanilla. Fold in shredded zucchini and chocolate chips. Pour into the two loaf pans. Bake for 1 hour. The loaves will be moist - that's OK.