Zucchini Chocolate Cake

Ingredients

• 0.3 cup cocoa powder 
• 0.5 teaspoon double-acting baking powder 
• 1 teaspoon baking soda 
• 0.5 cup butter softened
• 0.5 cup buttermilk 
• 0.5 cup canola oil 
• 15 servings powdered sugar 
• 2  eggs 
• 2.5 cups flour all-purpose
• 1 cup milk 2%
• 0.5 teaspoon salt 
• 0.5 cup semi chocolate chips 
• 1.8 cups sugar 
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 
• 2 cups zucchini shredded

Equipment

• bowl
• oven
• wire rack
• baking pan
• toothpicks

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 325°. In a large bowl, beat butter, sugar and oil until smooth.
2. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla.
3. Combine milk and buttermilk.
4. Combine flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder and salt; add to batter alternately with milk mixture, beating well after each addition. Fold in zucchini.
5. Transfer to a greased 13x9-in. baking pan.
6. Sprinkle with chocolate chips.
7. Bake 45-50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack. Dust with confectioners' sugar.