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Chocolate Zucchini Cake

🇺🇸 United States

Servings: 12 Prep: 10 minutes Cook: 25 minutes Total: 35 minutes

Ingredients

  • 2 cups almond flour
  • 1/3 cup cocoa powder
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp fine sea salt
  • 1/2 cup maple syrup
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 1/2 cups grated zucchini
  • 1/2 cup chocolate chips
  • 1 batch chocolate cream cheese frosting (optional, or serve with vanilla ice cream)

Steps

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease an 8x8 inch baking dish or line with parchment paper.
  2. Whisk together almond flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt in a mixing bowl.
  3. Mix in maple syrup, eggs, vanilla, and grated zucchini until combined.
  4. Fold in chocolate chips.
  5. Spoon batter into prepared baking dish and bake for 25 minutes.
  6. Cool cake completely on a wire rack.
  7. Add frosting once cake is completely cool, if using.
  8. Store in the fridge; best served cold.

Notes

Tastes even better the next day after chilling.

Source: www.hummusapien.com