Recipe

Zucchini Cake Recipe

	Sunny / All my dishes 10 months, 3 weeks ago This is basically a carrot cake recipe using zucchini. = ) The original recipe came from Taste of Home magazine Prep:20m Cook:30m Servings:10	Sunny
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Ingredients

1/2 cup golden raisins

1 cup boiling water

3/4 cup sugar

1/2 cup vegetable oil

2 eggs

1/2 cup All-Bran cereal

1-1/2 teaspoons grated orange peel

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 cup all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg

1/4 teaspoon salt

1 cup thinly shredded zucchini

FROSTING:

1 package (3 ounces) cream cheese, softened

1 tablespoon butter, softened

1 teaspoon grated orange peel

1-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar

1/2 to 1 teaspoon water

Directions

Place raisins and water in a bowl; let stand for 5 minutes. Drain; set raisins aside. In a mixing bowl, combine sugar, oil and eggs; mix well. Stir in cereal, orange peel and vanilla. Combine dry ingredients; add to sugar mixture. mix well. stir in zucchini and raisins. Pour into a greased 11-in. x 7-in. x 2-in. baking pan. Bake at 325° for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool.

In a mixing bowl, beat cream cheese, butter and orange peel until light and fluffy. Gradually add sugar and water; beat until smooth. Frost cooled cake.

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Comments

shirleyoma 10 months, 3 weeks ago said:
This is great! Great post.. Bookmarked to try!

krumkake 10 months, 3 weeks ago said:
I like the addition of AllBran in this recipe - zucchini cakes are so moist, as I'm sure this one is, too. Thanks, sunny!