Ingredients
2 1/2 cup sifted flour
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 3/4 cup granulated sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 tbsp new mexican red chili powder
1/2 cup buttermilk
2 cup zucchini, grated
6 oz semisweet chocolate chips
3/4 cup chopped walnuts
Directions
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Grease a 9- by 13- by 2-inch pan. Sift
together flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt in a large mixing bowl.
Set aside.
In a separate bowl, cream the butter, vegetable oil and sugar, beating
until the mixture is light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs, one at a
time. Next, add the vanilla and chile powder. Mix in the dry
ingredients that have been set aside, alternating with the
buttermilk. Stir in the zucchini.
Pour the batter into the prepared pan. Sprinkle the top of the cake
with the chocolate chips and walnuts.
Bake for about 55 minutes or until a toothpick in center comes out
clean. Cool cake in the pan on a wire rack.
From Sweet heat: Spicy Desserts (& More!) For Chile Lovers (c) The
Arizona Republic (6/5/96)
Hunt and pecked by John Blackwell, Taylorsville, Utah, U.S.A.,
scooter@xmission.com.
Servings: 12 servings
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