Name: Zucchini Cake
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients: Butter, for greasing the pan; 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour; 1 ⅓ cups granulated sugar; 1 cup finely chopped pecans; ½ cup sweetened flaked coconut; 2 tsp baking soda; 2 tsp ground cinnamon; 1 tsp kosher salt; ¼ tsp freshly grated nutmeg; ¼ tsp ground ginger; 3 Tbsp vegetable oil; 2 Tbsp milk, plus more if needed; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 2 large eggs; 2 cups grated unpeeled zucchini (about 4 zucchini; use the small holes on a grater and pat dry with a paper towel); 1 (8-oz) package cream cheese, softened; 4 Tbsp salted butter, softened; 2 cups powdered sugar, more or less as needed; 2 tsp vanilla extract; 2 splashes milk, if needed; ½ cup chopped pecans, for garnish

Prep Time

30 min

Cook Time

20 min

Yields

8 servings

This moist zucchini cake is filled with spices, pecans and topped with a light vanilla and pecan cream cheese frosting.

ingredients

Cake

Butter, for greasing the pan

1 ½

cups all-purpose flour

1 ⅓

cups granulated sugar

cup finely chopped pecans

cup sweetened flaked coconut

tsp baking soda

tsp ground cinnamon

tsp kosher salt

tsp freshly grated nutmeg

tsp ground ginger

Tbsp vegetable oil

Tbsp milk, plus more if needed

tsp vanilla extract

large eggs

cups grated unpeeled zucchini (about 4 zucchini; use the small holes on a grater and pat dry with a paper towel)

Frosting

(8-oz) package cream cheese, softened

Tbsp salted butter, softened

cups powdered sugar, more or less as needed

tsp vanilla extract

splashes milk, if needed

cup chopped pecans, for garnish

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directions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350ºF. Grease a 9-by-13-inch pan.

Step 2

In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, granulated sugar, pecans, coconut, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, nutmeg and ginger. In another bowl, whisk together the oil, milk, vanilla and eggs and stir in the grated zucchini. Fold this into the dry ingredients. The batter will be stiff and dry but keep folding it and it will all come together. If it still seems too dry, just add a little more milk.

Step 3

Spread the batter into the prepared pan. Bake until a wooden pick inserted in the center comes out with moist crumbs and the cake is pulling away from the sides of the pan, about 20 minutes. Cool completely on a wire rack.

Step 4

For the frosting: Beat the cream cheese and butter in a large bowl with a mixer at medium speed until smooth. Beat in the powdered sugar and vanilla just until smooth. Add the milk if necessary.

Step 5

Spread the frosting over the top of the cooled cake. Garnish with chopped pecans.

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