Zu-Cake

It is the time of year you have an extra zucchini sitting on the counter and haven’t had time to do anything with it.

Here is an idea. Buy a chocolate cake mix (devil’s food also works). Mix it according to the package instructions except add a few shakes of ground cinnamon to the dry ingredients.

Then fold in 2 cups of peeled, seeded, grated zucchini.  (You peel the zucchini, cut it into fourths, scrape the seeds out with a spoon, and then grate the zucchini.)

Bake in a 9×13 pan according to the package instructions. Frost and enjoy.

(My husband loves to put his cake in a cereal bowl and cover it with milk.  He has converted a couple of my boys! Well, however you eat it, it is delicious.)

If you like to make homemade frosting, here is my mom’s recipe that I make all the time:

Chocolate Frosting

6 TBS margarine, softened

1 tsp vanilla

A splash of milk

2 ½ plus cups of powdered sugar

2 to 3 TBS cocoa

Mix together and add enough powdered sugar to get to the right consistency. Spread onto a cooled 9×13 cake.

If you like this recipe, you may want to try:  Speedy Granola or Chicken Apple Bowtie