Double Chocolate Squash Cake

Name: Double Chocolate Squash Cake
Yield: Makes 10 servings
Ingredients: 1¼ cups granulated sugar; ¾ cup packed light brown sugar; 1 cup vegetable oil; 3 large eggs; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; ½ cup milk, sour cream, or yogurt; ½ cup milk, sour cream, or yogurt; ½ cup milk, sour cream, or yogurt; 2½ cups all-purpose flour; ⅔ cup cocoa powder; 1½ teaspoons baking powder; 1½ teaspoons baking soda; ¾ teaspoon ground cinnamon (optional); ½ teaspoon salt; 2 cups grated zucchini or yellow squash; 2 cups grated zucchini or yellow squash; 2½ cups (20 ounces) dark or semisweet chocolate chips, divided; 2½ cups (20 ounces) dark or semisweet chocolate chips, divided; ¾ cup heavy cream

Preparation info

Makes
10
servings

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Squash

By Julia Rutland

Published 2019

About

Admittedly, this moist and tender cake is more about the chocolate than the grated squash. Still, it’s a fantastic way to sneak in some healthy food or use up excess garden bounty. Leftovers are delicious when gently warmed in the microwave or toaster oven.

Ingredients

1¼ cups granulated sugar
¾ cup packed light brown sugar
1 cup

Cake
Leftovers
Vegetarian
Microwave

Method

Preheat oven to 325°. Grease and flour a 12-cup Bundt pan.

Combine sugars, oil, eggs, and vanilla in a large mixing bowl. Whisk in milk.

Combine flour; cocoa powder; baking powder; baking soda; cinnamon, if desired; and salt in a bowl. Stir flour mixture into sugar mixt