Chocolate Zucchini Cake

A family recipe from Rene Loftis.

Getting ready: 20 min · Cooking: 45 min · Feeds: 12

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup margarine
• 1/2 cup Wesson oil
• 1 3/4 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 1/2 cup sour milk (can make it - 1/2 cup sweet milk + 1/2 tblsp. cider vinegar)
• 2 1/2 cup flour
• 4 tblsp. cocoa
• 1/2 tsp. baking powder
• 1 tsp. soda
• 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp. cloves
• 2 cups finely chopped zucchini
• 1 cup chopped nuts

Directions

1. Cream the margarine, Wesson oil and sugar.
2. Add and mix the eggs, vanilla and sour milk.
3. Mix together the flour, cocoa, baking powder, soda, cinnamon and cloves.
4. Add to liquids - creamed ingredients.
5. Add to mixture the zucchini and nuts.
6. Put into 9x13 cake pan, bake at 325 oven for 40 to 45 min.
7. Tip: If you want, put powder sugar on top after it has cooled.