Chocolate Wave Zucchini Bread
Description
This chocolate wave zucchini bread recipe makes a chocolate-vanilla swirled spiced zucchini bread, which creates a wavy effect when the batters bake.
Ingredients
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1 1/3 cups white sugar
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1/3 cup shortening
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2 eggs
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1 1/2 cups grated zucchini
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1/3 cup water
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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1 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
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1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
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1 teaspoon baking soda
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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1/4 teaspoon baking powder
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1/3 cup chopped walnuts
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3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
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1/3 cup mini semi-sweet chocolate chips
Directions
1
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x5-inch loaf pan; set aside.
2
Beat sugar and shortening together in a large bowl using an electric mixer; beat in eggs. Beat in zucchini, water, and vanilla extract. Beat in flour, pumpkin pie spice, baking soda, salt, and baking powder. Stir in walnuts.
3
Divide batter in half in two separate bowls; stir cocoa powder and chocolate chips into one half. Pour plain batter into the prepared loaf pan; pour chocolate batter on top.
4
Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into center comes out clean, about 1 hour. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pan. Store in the refrigerator.