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.

Double Chocolate Zucchini Cake - Eat your vegetables!

My sister Penelope baked this moist chocolatey cake, which originally derives from one of the Harrowsmith cookbooks. She happened to add a sugary glaze to the top, but it's not necessary to dress the cake. This is a great way to eat zucchini.

Ingredients:

• 3 cups flour
• 1 & 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 & 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 & 1/4 teaspoons salt
• 1/8 teaspoon cloves
• 1 & 1/2 cups vegetable oil
• 2 & 1/3 cups packed brown sugar
• 4 eggs
• 2 ounces unsweetened chocolate, melted
• 3 packed cups of grated zucchini
• 1 cup chocolate chips
• 1 cup chopped nuts

Methods: Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F. 
Combine the flour with the next 5 ingredients and set aside. In a second bowl, beat together the oil and sugar, then add the eggs one at a time, beating well. Gradually mix in the melted chocolate followed by the dry ingredients. Beat until smooth, then fold in the zucchini, chocolate chips and nuts. Pour into a greased and floured Bundt pan and bake for anywhere from 1 hour to 1 hour and 20 minutes depending on the fickleness of your oven. Test for doneness with a toothpick. Cool the cake and flip it out of the Bundt pan in a relaxed manner. Place it on a homemade hooked rug.