Sneaky Mommy's Chocolate Zucchini Cake

Ingredients

• 0.8 cup apple juice concentrate thawed
• 0.5 teaspoon double-acting baking powder 
• 1 teaspoon baking soda 
• 0.5 cup carrots shredded
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon 
• 0.3 cup dates chopped
• 2  eggs 
• 0.5 teaspoon ground cloves 
• 0.5 cup milk 
• 1 cup raisins chopped
• 1 cup sugar 
• 0.5 cup apple sauce unsweetened
• 0.3 cup cocoa powder unsweetened
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 
• 0.5 cup vegetable oil 
• 2.5 cups flour whole wheat
• 2 cups zucchini shredded unpeeled

Equipment

• bowl
• frying pan
• oven
• whisk
• mixing bowl
• wire rack
• baking pan
• toothpicks

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13 inch baking dish.
2. Whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, cinnamon, baking powder, and cloves in a bowl; set aside.
3. 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.
4. Pour into the prepared baking dish.
5. 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.