Chocolate Zucchini Cake

It's Zucchini time.  So when your garden is overflowing with zucchini, this is a great cake to make.

 

 

½ c. butter

1 ¾ c. sugar

½ c. oil

2 eggs

1 tsp. vanilla

2 c. unpeeled zucchini, shredded

½ c. buttermilk

2 ½ c. flour

4 T. cocoa

½ tsp. salt

1 tsp. baking soda

1 tsp. baking powder

 

Directions:

Cream butter and sugar.  Beat in oil, eggs and vanilla.  Mix in dry ingredients.  Add buttermilk and zucchini.  Mix until well blended.  Spread in a 13x9 pan.

 

Topping:

¾ c. brown sugar

¾ c. chocolate chips

Combine and sprinkle over cake batter.  Bake at 350° for 40-45 minutes.

Texas Sheet Cake

This comes from my Grandmommy.  We've inherited it and it's still one of my favorite cakes with a big scoop of vanilla ice cream on top.

In large bowl mix …

2 cups flour

2 cups sugar

melt in saucepan then mix with above …

2 sticks margarine

4 Tbs unsweetened cocoa

1 cup water

then add …

½ cup buttermilk

2 eggs beaten

½ tsp soda

1 tsp vanilla

Pour into sheet cake (11x17) and bake 20 minutes at 400 degrees. 

While cake is baking, bring to a boil in saucepan …

1 stick marjarine

1/3 cup sweet milk

4 Tbs unsweetened cocoa

add 1 cup powdered sugar

1 cup chopped mixed nuts

pour onto cake as soon as it comes from the oven and spread quickly.