Sneaky Mommy's Chocolate Zucchini Cake

Ingredients

• 2.5 cups whole wheat flour
• 0.25 cups unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 0.5 teaspoons baking powder
• 0.5 teaspoons ground cloves
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup sugar
• 0.5 cups unsweetened applesauce
• 0.5 cups vegetable oil
• 0.75 cups apple juice concentrate , thawed
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 0.5 cups milk
• 2 cups shredded , unpeeled zucchini
• 0.5 cups shredded carrot
• 1 cup chopped raisins
• 0.33 cups chopped dates

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13 inch baking dish. Whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, cinnamon, baking powder, and cloves in a bowl; set aside.

2. 2

   Beat together the eggs, sugar, applesauce, vegetable oil, apple juice concentrate, and vanilla extract in a mixing bowl until smooth. Stir in the dry mixture alternately with the milk, then add the zucchini, carrot, raisins, and dates; stir until just moistened. Pour into the prepared baking dish.

3. 3

   Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean, 35 to 45 minutes. Cool in the pan set over a wire rack.