Description
Do you ever find yourself with an abundant supply of zucchini? How about summer squash? Want a great recipe that will help use them up? Look no further—this Chocolate Mocha Zucchini Cake is rich, dark, and delicious. To gild the lily further, add a silky smooth layer of dark chocolate ganache.
Ingredients
- FOR THE CAKE:
- 2 cups All-purpose Flour
- 2 cups Granulated Sugar
- ½ cups Dark Cocoa Powder, Sifted (look For Black Cocoa Powder)
- 1-½ teaspoon Ground Cinnamon (diamond)
- 1 teaspoon Baking Powder
- 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
- 1 teaspoon Fine Salt
- 2 Large Eggs
- ¾ cups Greek Yogurt
- ¼ cups Vegetable Oil
- ¼ cups Brewed Coffee
- 2 teaspoons Pure Vanilla Extract
- 2 cups Shredded Zucchini (or Substitute Up To Half Shredded Yellow Summer Squash)
- FOR THE GANACHE:
- 8 ounces, weight Semisweet Chocolate, Chopped
- 8 ounces, weight Heavy Cream
Preparation
For the cake:
Preheat oven to 350ºF, spray metal cake pan with Baker’s Joy, and wrap pan with insulated baking strips (optional, but they keep the cake from forming a hump in the middle).
In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, cocoa, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, and salt; set aside. In a medium bowl, whisk together the eggs, greek yogurt, oil, coffee, and pre vanilla extract. Pour wet mixture into bowl containing the dry ingredients and mix well; add shredded zucchini and stir until combined.
Pour batter into cake pan and bake for 30–35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Remove from oven and cool completely before adding ganache.
For the ganache:
Place chopped chocolate in a heat-safe bowl; set aside. In a medium heavy-bottom saucepan, heat cream until just before it reaches the boiling point (small bubbles will form around the edges). Remove cream from heat and pour over chocolate. Let the chocolate and cream steep together for 2 minutes, then whisk gently until the two combine and become shiny, dark, and glossy.
When cake is completely cool, pour ganache over cake; use an offset spatula to spread evenly. Chill cake until service (serve cold). Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge.
