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Peanut Butter Zucchini Cake

  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Cook Time: 40 minutes
  • Total Time: 55 minutes
  • 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
  • 2 Tablespoons oil
  • 1/2 cup nonfat plain or vanilla yogurt
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 2 cups grated zucchini
  • 1/2 cup peanut butter, melted

For the top: 1/2 – 3/4 cup good quality chocolate or peanut butter chips (or a mix of both)


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 the batter, spread it around in the pan and sprinkle with the chocolate and/or peanut butter chips.
  4. Bake for 30-40 minutes at 350 or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

Notes

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