A rich chocolaty dessert. The cream cheese filling is a nice surprise. Good with cream cheese frosting.
Prep
28 min
Cook
24 min
Servings
Difficulty
Hard
Ingredients
0.5 cups butter
0.5 cups vegetable oil
1.25 cups white sugar
2 eggs
2 cups grated zucchini
0.5 cups buttermilk
2.5 cups all-purpose flour
0.25 cups unsweetened cocoa powder
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1
, 8 ounce
2 tablespoons butter
, softened
0.25 cups white sugar
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1 egg
2 tablespoons milk
0.5 teaspoons vanilla extract
Instructions
1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13 inch pan. Sift together the flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
2
In a large bowl, cream together 1/2 cup butter, oil, and 1 1/4 sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in 2 eggs, one at a time, then stir in the zucchini. Beat in the flour mixture alternately with the buttermilk. Pour half of the batter into prepared pan.
3
Make the filling: In a medium bowl, beat cream cheese, 2 tablespoons butter. Combine 1/4 cup sugar and cornstarch; beat into the cream cheese mixture until smooth. Beat in 1 egg, milk and vanilla. Pour over batter in pan, distributing evenly. Pour remaining batter over filing.
4
Bake in the preheated oven for 50 to 60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Allow to cool.
Nutrition per serving
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