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  • Makes 2
  • 60 minutes
  • Difficulty Easy
  • 14 Ingredients

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This delicious chocolate loaf is made with zucchini and carrot to make a moist and rich chocolate bread.


Ingredients (makes 2 Loafs)

  • 2.5 Cups Flour
  • 1 Cup Sugar
  • 1/2 Cup Cocoa Powder
  • 1 Tspn Baking Soda
  • 1/4 Tspn Baking Powder
  • 1 Tspn Salt
  • 1 Tspn Cinnamon
  • 1 1/2 Cup Grated Zucchini
  • 1/2 Cup Grated Carrot
  • 3 Eggs
  • 2/3 Cup Yoghurt
  • 1/3 Cup Canola or Vegetable Oil
  • 1 Tbsp Vanilla
  • 1/2 Cup Choc Chips (Optional)

Method

  1. Preheat oven to 175 degrees. Spray 2 bread tins with oil.
  2. In large bowl, whisk dry ingredients (excluding choc chips).
  3. In another bowl, whisk wet ingredients.
  4. Slowly add wet ingredients to dry stirring with spatula until combined. Stir in choc chips.
  5. Pour mixture evenly into two loaf tins.
  6. Bake for 45-50 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.

Notes

Freezer Friendly, if you slice once cooled and wrap individually you can grab as you go. Defrost in microwave for 45-60 seconds or let thaw.

  • I’ve used carrots in baking but I’ve never tried zuchinni. Wondering if it would be too watery

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  • What a great way to incorporate some veggies.

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  • The overload of Zucchinis will be here in no time so good to have some options to use them up.

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  • Its amazing how you really wouldnt know that it wasnts a standard chocolate cake

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  • These recipe sounds simple and yummy!
    This recipe will be perfect when I have an ambulance of home grown Zuchinis to eat

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  • I am so intrigued and curious to give this a go! Healthy chocolate loaf!??

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  • Sounds great- I think I’ll give it a go!

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  • I would love to give this a try! I’ve seen so many cakes with zucchini grated in and am very curious to what it’s like.

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  • I am on a baking spree atm so I will have to give this a try

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  • Added to my list to attempt to make in next couple of weeks.

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  • I love baking thinks with hidden veggies for the kids. Adding this to the list

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  • Love hidden veg in cake

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  • Great idea! Can’t wait to try it out. Love hidden vegetables!

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  • I love hidden veg!

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  • Love recipes that incorporate zucchini as we have an abundance growing. This sounds very Moorish so keen to try

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  • This would be lovely and moist – perfect way to hid some sneaky veggies!

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  • Love that this cake can be frozen as well as hiding some vegetables in it. Thanks so much for sharing.

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  • Would never have thought to put zucchini in a cake. Very interesting.

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  • Healthy cake that my kids could take to school. Looks delicious.

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  • Cooked this up for lunchboxes on the weekend. It’s a real winner in my house.

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