Chocolate Zucchini Snack Cake
This Chocolate Zucchini Snack Cake is a rich, chocolatey dessert made with fresh zucchini, chocolate chips, and a fudgy chocolate frosting. The zucchini keeps the cake soft and moist, while the chocolate flavor shines through in every bite. It is the perfect small-batch cake for sharing, snacking, or enjoying any time a chocolate craving hits!
Servings: 9 people
Calories: 450kcal
Ingredients
Cake
- 1 cup (125 g) all-purpose flour
- ⅓ cup (28 g) unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ cup vegetable oil, or canola oil
- ½ cup (100 g) granulated sugar
- ⅓ cup (67 g) brown sugar, packed
- 2 large eggs, room temperature
- 2 tablespoons (30 g) sour cream, room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 ½ cups shredded zucchini, lightly blotted with a towel (do not squeeze dry)
- ½ cup (90 g) semi-sweet chocolate chips
Chocolate Frosting
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
- 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup (125 g) confectioners' sugar
- 3 tablespoons whole milk or heavy cream, plus more as needed
Instructions
Cake
- Preheat oven to 350°F (177°C). Spray an 8x8-inch square baking pan with nonstick cooking spray and line with parchment paper for easy removal.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the oil, granulated sugar, brown sugar, eggs, sour cream, and vanilla until smooth. Stir in the shredded zucchini.
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and stir just until combined. Do not overmix.
- Fold in the chocolate chips.
- Pour the batter into the prepared pan and spread it into an even layer.
- Bake for 32 to 38 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean or with a few moist crumbs.
- Allow the cake to cool completely in the pan on a wire rack before frosting.
Chocolate Frosting
- In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, or using a hand mixer, combine the softened butter, cocoa powder, honey, vanilla, and confectioners' sugar.
- Mix on low speed for about 30 seconds, allowing the ingredients to start coming together.
- Slowly add the milk, one tablespoon at a time, mixing until the frosting reaches your desired consistency. You may not need all of the milk, or you may need a little more depending on your kitchen conditions and the cocoa powder used.
- Spread the frosting over the cooled cake.
Nutrition
Serving: 1piece with frosting | Calories: 450kcal