Chocolate Zucchini Cake

This is one of our favorite chocolate cake recipes.  I like to double  most of my recipes, and put one in the freezer. Then I have an extra for another occasion with hardly any extra effort.

Chocolate Zucchini Cake

Ingredients

2 cups sugar or sucanat
1 cup vegetable oil (I like to substitute coconut oil for oil whenever I can)
3 eggs
1 Tablespoon vanilla
1/2 cup buttermilk
2 1/2 cups flour whole wheat
1/2 cup cocoa
1 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp baking powder
2 cups shredded zucchini

Instructions
Preheat oven to 375*. In a large bowl mix sugar, oil and eggs until well blended.  Add and mix vanilla and milk.  In a separate bowl, mix dry ingredients together, and then add them to wet ingredients.  Stir in shredded Zucchini, and mix until well blended.  Pour into a 15 X 10 inch  greased baking sheet or cake pan.  Bake 25 to 30 minutes.

Frosting

Ingredients
1/2 cup butter softened
1 pound or 4 cups powdered sugar (I use organic, unbleached)
1/3 cup cocoa
6 Tablespoons evaporated milk
1 Tablespoon vanilla

Mix and spread on warm cake.  This is like a sheet cake.  It is very moist, and is even better after it sits for a few hours.

Enjoy