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Chocolate Zucchini Date Cake

This chocolate zucchini date cake is lightly sweet and full of rich chocolate flavor. Plus it’s a great use for all that overflowing garden zucchini. Dust lightly with powdered sugar or serve with a giant scoop of ice cream. The choice is yours! 

This chocolate zucchini date cake is lightly sweet and full of rich chocolate flavor. Plus it's a great use for all that overflowing garden zucchini. Dust lightly with powdered sugar or serve with a giant scoop of ice cream. The choice is yours!

We are back from London! I had such a great time BUT I’m going to save my update for a post I’m trying to put together for the blog. I say “try” because I may or may not get around to it because I’m the worst. But, luckily I have this cake to show you to distract you because you’re going to LOVE IT!

I know that the whole chocolate zucchini cake is a bit overdone but this one is not JUST chocolate and zucchini NOPE. It’s also packed full of dates and GLUTEN FREE! Now, of course, you can make this full of gluten if you choose too but if you’re looking for an easy gluten free cake this recipe has you covered!

This chocolate zucchini date cake is lightly sweet and full of rich chocolate flavor. Plus it's a great use for all that overflowing garden zucchini. Dust lightly with powdered sugar or serve with a giant scoop of ice cream. The choice is yours!

I know baking gluten free can be a bit of challenge but since this recipe calls for Bob’s Red Mill gluten free 1-t0-1 baking flour it makes it crazy simple. You can take almost any recipe and just replace the all purpose flour with this delicious gluten free flour blend. How easy is that?! Plus I threw in some date crumbles because I’m having a major love affair with dates at the current moment. They add a nice date flavor plus throw in a little extra sweetness. I think that is perfect since this cake since I opted to make it not super sweet. But, because its’ cake and I’m not a monster I of course opted to dust it with powdered sugar.

Heck. Yes.

This chocolate zucchini date cake is lightly sweet and full of rich chocolate flavor. Plus it's a great use for all that overflowing garden zucchini. Dust lightly with powdered sugar or serve with a giant scoop of ice cream. The choice is yours!

Now, get into the kitchen and start baking! This chocolate zucchini date cake is the perfect choice for not just your gluten free friends BUT for all that summer zucchini.

{Looking for more delicious cake recipes? Try my banana cinnamon streusel coffee cake, maple cake with maple cream cheese frosting, blueberry fritter cake, zucchini coffee cake or my pumpkin spice latte coffee cake.}

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Chocolate Zucchini Date Cake

This chocolate zucchini date cake is lightly sweet and full of rich chocolate flavor. Plus it's a great use for all that overflowing garden zucchini. Dust lightly with powdered sugar or serve with a giant scoop of ice cream. The choice is yours!

Yield: 12 inch cake

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 60 minutes

Total Time: 75 minutes

Ingredients:

  • 2 cups Bob's Red Mill gluten free 1-to-1 flour mix
  • 1-1/2 cups dark brown sugar
  • 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 4 large eggs, lightly beaten
  • 1-1/2 cups olive oil
  • 3 cups grated zucchini
  • 1-1/2 cups date crumbles

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease a 12-inch cast iron skillet with butter. Making sure to get all the curves and surface of the pan, set aside.

In a large mixing bowl add flour, dark brown sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder and kosher salt. Stir to combine.

Stir in the eggs and olive oil. Mix just until combined.

Thoroughly fold in in zucchini and date crumbles.

Bake for about 50-60 minutes or until the center of the cake is fully cooked. You can test by inserting a toothpick into the middle of the cake and if it comes out clean the cake is ready.

Let the cake cool in the pan and dust with powdered sugar before serving.

Brandy

About Brandy!

I am a food lover and recipe developer bringing you delicious recipes that taste great and are easy to make! My food is inspired by travels around the world and my love of flavorful food. A list of things that make me happy: cats, Coke Zero, houseplants, and travel. Read more...

Erin @ Texanerin Baking

Thursday 1st of September 2016

I'm a huge fan of BRM and that 1 to 1 flour! I use it all the time. And this looks perfect! Can't wait to read more about London.

Marilyn @ Supper Thyme Stories

Wednesday 31st of August 2016

I cannot wait to make this!! Looks so good.

Miranda

Tuesday 30th of August 2016

That's such an interesting combination of flavors and textures! Sounds super yummy!

Aly ~ Cooking In Stilettos

Monday 29th of August 2016

This cake looks scrumptious! I love the date addition to this cake :)

Sabrina

Sunday 28th of August 2016

I love when cakes incorporate textures and layer flavors using fruit and vegetables! This sounds delicious!

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