Glazed Chocolate Zucchini Cake

Recipe Ingredients

1 3/4 cups	109g / 3.8oz	Cake flour
1 3/4 cups	346g / 12oz	Sugar
3/4 cup	82g / 2.9oz	Cocoa powder
1 1/2 teaspoons	7.5ml	Baking soda
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Salt
1 cup	237ml	Light sour cream
2/3 cup	157ml	Oil
2		Eggs
1 teaspoon	5ml	Vanilla extract
2 cups	474ml	Finely-grated zucchini
		Glaze
1/4 cup	59ml	Water
1/4 cup	49g / 1.7oz	Butter - (1/2 stick)
6 oz	170g	Coarsely-chopped sweet chocolate - Baker's German's
1/2 cup	99g / 3.5oz	Powdered sugar
1 teaspoon	5ml	Vanilla extract
1		Salt

Recipe Instructions

Sift together flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt. Set aside.

Combine sour cream, oil, eggs and vanilla in bowl of electric mixer on low speed. Increase speed to medium and mix until light, about 2 minutes. Add flour mixture. Use low speed to mix just until well combined. Stir in zucchini.

Transfer to greased and floured 13- by 9-inch baking pan. Smooth top. Bake at 350 degrees until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, about 35 minutes. Set aside to cool completely.

For the Glaze: Place water and butter in small saucepan. Bring to boil; keep hot. Place chocolate and powdered sugar in food processor fitted with metal blade. Process until chocolate is fine (like sugar). With machine running, pour hot water mixture through feed tube. Continue processing until chocolate is melted and glaze is smooth, scraping once. Add vanilla and dash salt; pulse 1 to 2 times. Set aside until slightly thickened. Pour over cool cake. Use small knife to smooth and evenly distribute.

This recipe yields 12 to 16 servings.

Each serving: 452 calories; 191 mg sodium; 52 mg cholesterol; 24 grams fat; 59 grams carbohydrates; 5 grams protein; 0.43 gram fiber.

Source:
The Los Angeles Times, 07-12-2000

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