Grandmas Zucchini Cake Recipes

GRANDMA'S ZUCCHINI CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter a 9x12 or 9x13 baking pan (I used a pyrex pan).
• In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, cinnamon, baking soda, salt, and baking powder. Set aside.
• In a mixer, beat the 3 eggs on high speed until frothy. Lower the speed and beat in the sugar, vegetable oil, vanilla, and lemon zest (if using). Stir in the flour mixture, a third at a time. Stir in the zucchini and chopped nuts and/or raisins.
• Pour mixture into a 9x12 or 9x13 baking pan. Bake at 350°F for 40 to 45 minutes. (My grandmother's notes say you can also bake in an angel food pan for 1 hour.) Remove from oven and let cool completely before frosting. (While the cake is cooling, let the frosting's cream cheese and butter sit at room temperature to soften.)

GRANDMA'S BEST ZUCCHINI BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Grease and flour two 9x5 inch loaf pans. Whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and pepper in a bowl until evenly combined; set aside.
• Beat the eggs, vanilla, sugar, and vegetable oil in a mixing bowl until smooth. Fold in the flour, dates, and zucchini until no dry spots remain. Divide the batter between the two prepared loaf pans.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 70 minutes. Cool in the pans for 10 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.

GREAT-GRANDMA'S CHOCOLATE ZUCCHINI CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• Cream together butter, oil, sugar, eggs and vanilla.
• Stir lemon juice into milk to make sour milk.
• Stir sour milk into creamed mixture.
• Sift baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, flour and cocoa THREE times.
• Gradually stir dry ingredients into wet mixture until completely combined, then stir in zucchini.
• Pour batter into a greased 9x13 cake pan and sprinkle top with chocolate chips.
• Bake for 40-45 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

GRANDMA'S CHOCOLATE ZUCCHINI BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour two loaf pans.
• Combine flour, cocoa, salt, baking soda, cinnamon, and baking powder in a medium bowl and mix together. Set aside.
• Cream sugar, butter, oil, and vanilla extract together in a large bowl with an electric mixer until smooth. Add eggs, one at a time, until mixed. Mix the dry ingredients slowly into the sugar mixture on medium speed until incorporated. Gently add chocolate chips, zucchini, and walnuts with a spoon. Pour batter equally into the prepared loaf pans.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into each loaf comes out clean, 40 to 50 minutes. Don't overcook.