This zucchini cake recipe is from my grandmother--she used to pass the zucchini through a meat mincer because they had no food processor. The zucchini cake keeps well wrapped in aluminum foil in the refrigerator and can also be frozen.
Ingredients
- 1 teaspoon butter
- 4 cups grated zucchini
- 2 cups white sugar
- 0.75 cups vegetable oil
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 3 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1.75 cups ground walnuts
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- confectioners' sugar , or to taste
Instructions
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1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a large loaf pan with butter.
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2
Stir zucchini, sugar, 3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil, eggs, and vanilla extract together in a bowl.
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3
Combine flour, walnuts, cinnamon, baking powder, and salt in a bowl. Gradually stir flour mixture into zucchini mixture until combined. Pour batter into the prepared loaf pan.
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4
Bake in preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 60 to 80 minutes. Let cool in the pan, about 30 minutes. Dust with confectioners' sugar.
Nutrition Facts
Per serving
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