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Zucchini Cake WIth Cream Cheese Frosting
This Zucchini Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting is a simple from-scratch recipe with all the essential elements: a spiced, moist cake with zucchini throughout and fluffy cream cheese frosting.
Course
Dessert
Cuisine
American
Keyword
cake, cream cheese, zucchini
Prep Time
14
minutes
minutes
Cook Time
40
minutes
minutes
Cooling Time
1
hour
hour
Total Time
1
hour
hour
54
minutes
minutes
Servings
12
people
Calories
754
kcal
Author
Jillian - a Food, Folks and Fun original!
Cost
$12.26
Equipment
mixing bowls
box grater
9x13-inch pan
offset spatula
measuring cups and spoons
liquid measuring cup
Ingredients
ZUCCHINI CAKE
2
cups
finely grated zucchini
1 ¼
cup
granulated sugar
1
teaspoon
vanilla extract
½
cup
vegetable or canola oil
3
large
eggs
at room temperature
2
cups
all-purpose flour
1 ¼
teaspoon
baking soda
1
teaspoon
salt
1
teaspoon
ground cinnamon
1
teaspoon
ground nutmeg
1
teaspoon
ground cloves
1
cup
walnuts
chopped
CREAM CHEESE FROSTING
16
ounces
cream cheese
softened
½
cup
unsalted butter softened
6-8
cups
powdered sugar
sifted
1
teaspoon
vanilla extract
GARNISH:
chopped walnuts
optional
US Customary
-
Metric
Instructions
PREP OVEN AND PAN:
Move the oven rack to the middle position and preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Spray a 13x9 baking dish with non-stick cooking spray and lightly dust it with flour.
MAKE BATTER:
In a large bowl, stir together sugar, vanilla extract, oil, and eggs.
In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves.
Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients and mix until smooth.
Stir in zucchini and nuts.
Pour the mixture into the prepared baking dish.
BAKE AND COOL:
Bake for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
Remove the cake from the oven to a cooling rack.
Cool the cake completely, about 1 hour.
MAKE FROSTING:
During that last 10 minutes of the cake cooling, make the frosting. In a large mixing bowl, add the cream cheese, and beat until smooth.
Add in butter, and beat until smooth and creamy.
Gradually add powdered sugar, mixing in between each addition. Beat until smooth.
Beat in vanilla extract until smooth.
FINISH AND SERVE:
Spread frosting onto the cake with an offset spatula (you may have some frosting leftover). Garnish with chopped walnuts (optional).
Serve the cake immediately or store it in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
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Nutrition
Serving:
1
slice
|
Calories:
754
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
101
g
|
Protein:
8
g
|
Fat:
38
g
|
Saturated Fat:
21
g
|
Polyunsaturated Fat:
6
g
|
Monounsaturated Fat:
8
g
|
Trans Fat:
1
g
|
Cholesterol:
108
mg
|
Sodium:
452
mg
|
Potassium:
197
mg
|
Fiber:
2
g
|
Sugar:
82
g
|
Vitamin A:
856
IU
|
Vitamin C:
4
mg
|
Calcium:
66
mg
|
Iron:
2
mg