Received from a friend many years ago and love it!
Original recipe makes 2 4×8-inch loaves
Ingredients
3 eggs
1 cup vegetable oil
2 cups white sugar
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
3 cups grated zucchini
3 cups all-purpose flour
3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
1/2 cup chocolate chips
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PREP
20 mins
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COOK
1 hr
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READY IN
1 hr 50 mins
Directions
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
- Grease and flour two 4×8-inch loaf pans.
- Beat eggs in a large bowl until light and foamy; mix in vegetable oil, sugar, vanilla extract, and zucchini until thoroughly combined.
- Whisk flour, cocoa powder, salt, baking soda, and baking powder together in a separate bowl.
- Stir the flour mixture into the zucchini mixture.
- Mix in chopped walnuts and chocolate chips.
- Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pans.
- Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of the loaves comes out clean, about 1 hour.
- Let cool in pans for 10 minutes before removing to finish cooling on wire racks.
Nutrition
Calories: 374 kcal
Carbohydrates: 48.2 g
Cholesterol: 40 mg
Fat: 19.1 g
Fiber: 1.8 g
Protein: 4.9 g
Sodium: 248 mg