Chocolate Swirl Zucchini Sheet Cake Recipe
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Chocolate Swirl Zucchini Sheet Cake

By: Linda 
"With a unique twist on the favorite chocolate zucchini cake, this recipe adds an attractive swirl of cream cheese that will have everyone asking for more. This cake can easily have other variations. I have made it without the cream cheese swirl/chips topping and have frosted the cake. I have also added other topping such as coconut, nuts, and caramel. You are limited only by your imagination."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.1 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (16)

Prep Time:
30 Min
Cook Time:
25 Min
Ready In:
1 Hr 25 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 1 9x13-inch cake
 

Ingredients

  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 3 cups white sugar
  • 1 1/2 cups canola oil
  • 3 eggs
  • 3 cups grated zucchini
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup buttermilk
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  • 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
  • 1/4 cup white sugar
  • 1 egg
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  • 1/2 cup milk chocolate chips
  • 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a 9x13-inch baking pan with cooking spray. Sift together the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt.
  2. In a mixing bowl, beat together 3 cups of sugar with canola oil with an electric mixer on low speed until the mixture is smooth; add 3 eggs one at a time, and beat again to combine. Beat in zucchini and vanilla until well combined. Beat the flour mixture into the sugar mixture by fourths, alternating with 1/4 cup of buttermilk after every portion of flour mixture. Mix the batter for 1 minute on medium-high speed, and pour the batter into the prepared baking pan.
  3. In a bowl, mix together the cream cheese and 1/4 cup of sugar until thoroughly combined, then mix in 1 egg until the cream cheese mixture is smooth. Spoon dollops of the cream cheese here and there over the cake batter, and swirl the cream cheese mixture through the batter with a table knife to make a marbled effect. Sprinkle the milk chocolate and semisweet chocolate chips over the cake.
  4. Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the chocolate portion of the center of the cake comes out with moist crumbs, 25 to 30 minutes. Cool on a rack.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 377 | Total Fat: 20.8g | Cholesterol: 47mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 26, 2010 by blkdimn   view full review
This made enough batter for a 13x9 and at least 12 cupcakes. Baked the cupcakes for 22...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 23, 2010 by sweetpea   view full review
Very moist, zucchini is hardly detectable. The baking times is way off though. I used a 9x13x2...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 23, 2010 by breebebabe   view full review
I used this recipe for cupcakes, without the swirl and just frosted it with cream cheese...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on May 29, 2011 by DLD   view full review
This cake is good as is and would also be fun to play with the ingredients. It was extremely...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 30, 2010 by Sue   view full review
This cake was very moist. Cooking time was way off, it took an hour to bake
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 31, 2010 by LIZZYG2   view full review
Try using the macaroon (coconut) mixture from the Chocolate Macaroon Tunnel Cake elsewhere on...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 20, 2010 by Lilcat   view full review
Nice, moist cake brownie. Simple to do and it makes a big sheet, so it serves many. Good...
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 30, 2010 by rocse   view full review
I followed this recipe to a t. The pan is too small for this amount of batter. The amount of...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 31, 2010 by Jewel   view full review
This cake was great. Nice and moist. I did find that the cooking time listed was out. I had...
The reviewer gave this recipe 1 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 30, 2010 by cowgirlflaps   view full review
This recipe was very disappointing. There was too much batter to fit in the 13X9 baking pan,...

 

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