Zucchini Recipe ⋮ Dark and Moist Zucchini Cake

This is a very moist and flavorful zucchini bread. It makes a great snack or breakfast because the ingredients are so nutritious.

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• ¼ cup vegetable oil
• ¾ cup applesauce
• 1 ½ cups brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 3 ½ cups shredded zucchini
• 1 tablespoon molasses
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• ¼ teaspoon baking powder
• 2 ¼ teaspoons ground cinnamon
• ¾ cup chopped pecans

Cooking Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease two 8x4 inch loaf pans.
2. In a medium bowl, beat together the eggs with the oil. Stir in the applesauce, brown sugar, vanilla, molasses, and honey. Combine the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and cinnamon; combine with applesauce mixture until just moistened. Finally, stir in the zucchini and nuts. Divide the batter evenly between the prepared pans.
3. Bake for 1 hour in preheated oven, or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Cool in the pan for 15 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

Nutrition Facts

• calories175
• carbohydrateContent28.4 g
• cholesterolContent15.5 mg
• fatContent5.6 g
• fiberContent1.3 g
• proteinContent3.3 g
• saturatedFatContent0.7 g
• sodiumContent67.4 mg
• sugarContent11.3 g