Grandma's Chocolate Zucchini Bread
Description
This chocolaty twist on zucchini bread makes you forget it contains zucchini. It's rich and moist, with just the right amount of crunch from walnuts.
Ingredients
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2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
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4 tablespoons cocoa powder
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1 teaspoon salt
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1 teaspoon baking soda
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1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
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1/4 teaspoon baking powder
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1 3/4 cups white sugar
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1/2 cup butter, softened
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1/2 cup vegetable oil
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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3 eggs
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1 (12 ounce) package semisweet chocolate chips
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2 cups grated unpeeled zucchini
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1 cup chopped walnuts
Directions
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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour two loaf pans.
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Combine flour, cocoa, salt, baking soda, cinnamon, and baking powder in a medium bowl and mix together. Set aside.
3
Cream sugar, butter, oil, and vanilla extract together in a large bowl with an electric mixer until smooth. Add eggs, one at a time, until mixed. Mix dry ingredients slowly into wet ingredients on medium speed until well combined. Fold in chocolate chips, zucchini, and walnuts with a silicone spatula. Pour batter equally into the prepared loaf pans.
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Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in each loaf comes out clean, 40 to 50 minutes.