Easy Chocolate Peppermint Cake Recipe Recipe For Zucchini

LAYERED DOUBLE CHOCOLATE PEPPERMINT CAKE

Steps:

• CakePreheat oven to 350 degrees F and grease 2 8" round pans well.
• In a large bowl, whisk together the sugar, oil, vanilla, mint extract (if using) milk and eggs.
• Add the salt, baking soda and baking powder and whisk until combined. Stir in the coffee.
• Add the cocoa and flour and stir just until combined. Pour evenly into prepared pans and bake for 28-30 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean. Set aside to cool to room temperature.
• White Chocolate Whipped CreamIn a microwave safe bowl, heat the cream and chocolate in 45 second intervals on high, stirring each time, until completely smooth.
• Refrigerate until thoroughly chilled (it won't whip if it's warm! I often leave it in the fridge overnight).
• After cream is chilled, sprinkle gelatin over ¼ cup cold water in a small bowl. Let sit for 1 minute, then microwave on high for 20 seconds or until dissolved. Set aside to come to room temperature.
• Beat cream mixture with an electric mixer until soft peaks form.
• Stir in room temperature gelatin mixture and powdered sugar and beat until stiff peaks form.
• Place one cake layer on a cake plate and top with half of the whipped cream. Sprinkle with crushed candy canes and chocolate shavings. Repeat layers one more time, using remaining whipped cream.
• Chill at least 2 hours so the whipped cream can set properly before serving. Store leftovers in the refrigerator up to 3 days.

CHOCOLATE ZUCCHINI BUNDT CAKE RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 12 cup bundt pan with nonstick baking spray. (I like Baker's Joy for bundt cakes)
• Beat the butter and sugars until creamy. Add the eggs and vanilla and beat again.
• Stir together the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
• Add the dry alternately with the buttermilk until everything is incorporated. Stir in the zucchini and chocolate chips by hand.
• Pour into the prepared pan. Bake for 50-60 minutes, or until a toothpick or knife inserted into the center of the cake comes out mostly clean. Remove and cool in the pan for 15 minutes, then flip it out onto a plate and cool completely.
• Place the chocolate chips and heavy cream in a microwave safe bowl. Heat for 30 seconds. Stir until melted and creamy.
• Let it cool 5-10 minutes, then spoon over the top of the cake. Sprinkle with the mini chips and let set. Store in a tightly sealed container.

CHOCOLATE LOVER'S ZUCCHINI CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°.
• Grease and flour a Bundt pan.
• In a large mixing bowl, mix sugar, oil, and eggs together until creamy.
• Add in vanilla, and mix until well combined.
• In a smaller bowl, stir flour, baking powder, baking soda, cocoa, cinnamon, and salt together with a small whisk just to blend everything together.
• Add flour mixture in with the sugar, eggs, oil and vanilla. Mix well.
• Slowly mix in the milk.
• After everything is well combined, stir in the zucchini.
• Pour into bundt pan and bake for approximately 60 minutes.
• Cake will be done when tooth pick inserted comes out clean.
• *Check cake at 50-55 minutes
• In a medium size mixing bowl, add melted butter. Mix in cocoa.
• Next add in some powder sugar and then milk, then some powder sugar then milk. Repeat until all is well mixed. Mix on low speed.
• After frosting is well blended, add in vanilla.
• Makes about 2 cups of frosting.
• Frost cake once cake has cooled.

CHOCOLATE ZUCCHINI CAKE (DIABETIC FRIENDLY)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F
• Spray a 9 x 13 baking pan with nonstick cooking spray.
• In a large bowl, combine the first seven ingredients and mix well.
• Add remaining ingredients and stir until well blended.
• Pour into prepared pan.
• Bake for 30-35 minutes, until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.
• Cool. Cut into 15 servings (5 rows in one direction and 3 in the other).

CHOCOLATE ZUCCHINI BUNDT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter the inside of a bundt pan and dust with cocoa powder. Set aside.
• In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa powder, salt and baking soda
• In the bowl of a stand mixer (or hand mixer) combine oil, sugars, eggs and vanilla. Mix to combine and then stir in sour cream just until blended.
• Add zucchini until just combined. Add all but about 1 tablespoon of the dry ingredients to the bowl and mix until just incorporated. Add chocolate chips to the remaining tablespoon of dry ingredients and toss to coat them and then stir them into the batter.
• Pour batter into prepared pan and bake for about 1 hour 10-15 minutes. Start checking cake after about 60 minutes. Check doneness with a skewer.
• Let cake cool on a rack for about 10 minutes and then invert to remove from bundt.
• To make Glaze: combine coconut oil/butter, corn syrup and water in a microwave safe bowl. Heat for about 30 seconds in the microwave and then beat in powdered sugar and cocoa powder with a hand mixer. Let cool for a minute or two until it's a good glazing consistency and then drizzle over cake.

CHOCOLATE-PEPPERMINT DELIGHT COOKIES

Steps:

• Combine butter, brown sugar, and white sugar in a large mixing bowl. Blend with an electric mixer until fluffy, 3 to 5 minutes. Add eggs, vanilla, and peppermint extract and blend for 1 minute, scraping down the sides of the bowl as necessary. Mix in flour and baking soda. Add creme de menthe chips and pecans and mix thoroughly by hand.
• Chill dough for 15 to 30 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line cookie sheets with parchment paper.
• Scoop 1 1/2-inch balls of dough and arrange 2 inches apart on the prepared cookie sheets.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the edges of the cookies just start to brown, 9 to 10 minutes. Remove from the oven; let rest on the cookie sheet for 5 minutes, then move to a cooling rack to cool completely.
• Meanwhile, place chocolate for drizzle in the top of a double boiler over simmering water. Stir frequently, scraping down the sides with a rubber spatula to avoid scorching, until chocolate is melted, about 5 minutes. Add peppermint extract and stir to combine thoroughly.
• Cut a small portion of a corner of a zip-top bag off with scissors; transfer in dark chocolate mixture. Drizzle over cooled cookies and allow chocolate to harden.