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Rich, moist chocolate chocolate chip zucchini bread with tart dried cherries dressed up as a bundt cake. Chocolate zucchini bread is my favorite way to eat zucchini.
As soon as my son saw the giant zucchini on the counter he begged me to make him his favorite Chocolate Chocolate Chip Zucchini Breadwith dried cherries. We all love that zucchini bread recipe, but I always feel a pull to make something new for the blog. I decided a fun way to change it up was by baking it in half sized bundt pans.
When I went to the pantry, all the dried cherries were gone. I usually have a Costco size bag on hand, so I substituted Craisins (another huge Costco bag that’s always in my pantry.) The dried cranberries tasted great, but the dried cherries add just a little bit more flavor.
I always sift cocoa when I’m using it, to avoid having lumps of cocoa in my batter. And when make zucchini bread, I always get out the salad spinner and spin out as much water as I can.
The zucchini bundt cake was a big hit. My son even hid some in the back of the pantry goodie bin so there would be some left for him to take to work the next day.
If you wanted, you could even add a simple chocolate glaze to dress up the bread even more.
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Chocolate Zucchini Bundt Cake
Prep Time15 minutes mins
Cook Time1 hour hr
Total Time1 hour hr 15 minutes mins
Course: Cakes
Keyword: cake, Dessert, recipe
Servings: 12 -16 Servings
Author: Barbara Schieving
Ingredients
- 2 cups flour
- ⅓ cup unsweetened cocoa powder sifted
- 1 ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup sugar
- ⅓ cup canola oil
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¾ cup sour cream
- 3 cups grated zucchini*
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips can use mini as well
- 1 cup dried cherries cut in half or dried cranberries
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour 2 half size or a full size bundt pan and set aside.
Combine flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt in a bowl and whisk to combine. Set aside.
In large mixing bowl, beat sugar, oil, eggs, and vanilla until well blended. Add sour cream and beat until well blended.
Add dry ingredients and mix just until combine. Mix in zucchini, chocolate chips coated in 2 tablespoons flour, and dried fruit.
Divide batter between pans. Bake half size bundts for 35 minutes; full size bundt for 50-60 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
Cool 5 minutes in pan on a wire rack; remove from pan, and cool completely on a wire rack before cutting.
Notes
*Tip: I like to use a salad spinner to spin out excess water in the zucchini. You could also wrap it in towel and squeeze out excess water.
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Kitchen Belleicious
everything is better with chocolate in it! Love the combo of chocolate and zucchini, sweet and moist!
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Maureen | org*smic Chef
My fingers are crossed that Costco will come to Brisbane next year. I’d drive the hour just to shop like an American again. 🙂
Love your bread/cake – it’s so pretty.
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Alison @ Ingredients, Inc
i am making this! Looks wonderful Barbara!
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Lorraine @ Not Quite Nigella
Hehe he sounds like he really loved it! I love using vegetables in baking, it makes things so moist 😀 xxx
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Angie@Angie's Recipes
A perfect zucchini chocolate bread, Barbara.
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Chaya
I must thank you for the idea of using the spinner for the zucchini. I used to use zucchini in bread and have not done that in a long time. Making this cake should be fun to do. I have extra zucchini in the refrigerator.
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Donna
Zucchini has died and gone to heaven!
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Claire @ Claire K Creations
I never thought to use a salad spinner for zucchini what a clever idea! These look delicious and it’s no wonder your son stashed a portion!
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leslie
Ohh yes. This would be my favorite way to eat zucchini as well. Love the addition of the cherries!
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Carol
Beautiful! Now all I need is for my garden to cooperate and give me some zucchini.
Off to pin….thank you Barbara!
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Valérie (France)
J’arrive avec ma crème glacée “gingembre spéculoos”
Bonne soirée
Valérie.Reply
Megan's Cookin'
Did I tell you I finally got a few of those small bundt pans? Yeaaa! I gotta make this!
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Katrina @ Warm Vanilla Sugar
I love a good bundt like this! Lovely cake!
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Emily
I love chocolate zucchini bread so I’m sure I’m going to love this!
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Rocky Mountain Woman
That looks like the perfect thing to have RIGHT now with my coffee.
Could you send a piece over? please???
hah!
RMW
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Averie @ Averie Cooks
Barbara this is gorgeous! I love baking with zuke b/c it makes everything so nice and moist! Pinning!
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Rosa
Beautiful! This Bundt cake is extremely tempting.
Cheers,
Rosa
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Kelly Senyei | Just a Taste
This looks spectacular, Barbara! I can practically taste how moist and flavorful it is!
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2sistersrecipes.com
Love this chocolate and zucchini bundt cake- great way to hide some veggies with the kiddos! I would love to make this one and credit back to you!
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carrian
Oh my holy moist, chocolatey perfection!
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