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Chocolate Peanut Butter Swirl Zucchini Cake ~ Sumptuous Spoonfuls #PB #zucchini #cake #recipe

Chocolate Peanut Butter Swirl Zucchini Cake

  • Prep Time: 20 minutes
  • Cook Time: 40 minutes
  • Total Time: 1 hour
  • Yield: 12 - 24 servings 1x

Ingredients

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Dry ingredients:

  • 1 3/4 cup all purpose or white whole wheat flour
  • 1/4 cup flaxmeal
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 6 tablespoons almond meal or peanut butter powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon powdered Chimayo chile (or cayenne … optional)
  • 1 1/4 cups white sugar

Wet ingredients:

  • 3 eggs
  • 3 Tablespoons oil
  • 1/2 cup nonfat plain or vanilla yogurt
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 2 cups grated zucchini
  • 3/4 cup peanut butter, melted

For the rest:

  • 1/3 cup peanut butter chips
  • 24 Tablespoons cocoa powder
  • 1/4 cup chocolate chips

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 F. In a large bowl, mix the dry ingredients for the cake.
  2. Add the liquid ingredients and stir it all together until everything is mixed well.
  3. Spray a 9×13 inch pan with cooking spray. Pour in about 2/3 of the peanut butter batter and use a spatula to spread it around in the pan and sprinkle with the peanut butter chips.
  4. Add the cocoa to the rest of the batter and stir to mix. Taste and add more cocoa if you want a darker chocolate batter. Stir in the chocolate chips.
  5. Pour the chocolate batter in two long lines down the length of the pan, one on each side of the pan. Use a knife to cross the two lines and swirl the two batters together.
  6. Bake for 30-40 minutes at 350 or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

Notes

RECIPE SOURCE: http://www.sumptuousspoonfuls.com/

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