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Chocolate Apple Zucchini Picnic Cake

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Recipe Summary Chocolate Apple Zucchini Picnic Cake

Simply put, this is picnic cake: nothing fancy. No plates, forks or adornment needed. Just grab a few napkins and start cutting.

Ingredients | Picnic Food Ideas For Large Groups

1 cup shredded zucchini

1 cup shredded apple

2 eggs, lightly beaten

¾ cup brown sugar

½ cup olive oil

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 cup whole wheat flour

½ cup all-purpose flour

2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder

1 ¼ teaspoons baking soda

½ teaspoon kosher salt

½ teaspoon baking powder

½ cup semi-sweet chocolate chunks

½ cup pepitas (raw pumpkin seeds)

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease an 8x8-inch baking dish and set aside.

Stir zucchini, apple, eggs, brown sugar, olive oil, and vanilla extract together in a bowl.

Sift whole wheat flour, all-purpose flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, kosher salt, and baking powder together in a separate bowl; gently stir into the zucchini and apple mixture until fully incorporated. Spoon batter into prepared baking dish. Sprinkle chocolate chunks and pepitas over the batter.

Bake in preheated oven until a tester comes out clean, about 25 minutes. Let cool before slicing.

This recipe was submitted by Blue Kale Road in collaboration with the OxBox Project: food bloggers creating delicious recipes featuring Oxbow Farm vegetables.

Info | Picnic Food Ideas For Large Groups

prep: 20 mins cook: 25 mins additional: 30 mins total: 1 hr 15 mins Servings: 6 Yield: 1 pan

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