Chocolate-Zucchini Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3/4 c. butter or margarine, softened
2 c. sugar
3 large eggs
2 c. grated zucchini (about 2 large)
1/2 c. milk
2 tsp. vanilla extract
2 1/2 c. all-purpose flour
2 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1 1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/2 c. cocoa
1 c. chopped pecans

Preparation

Beat butter at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy; gradually add sugar, beating well.
Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition.
Combine zucchini, milk and vanilla.
Combine flour and next 5 ingredients; add to butter mixture alternately with zucchini mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture.
Stir in pecans.
Spoon batter into 2 greased 8 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 3-inch loaf pans.
Bake at 350\u00b0 for 50 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
Cool in pans on wire racks 10 minutes.
Remove from pans and cool completely on wire racks.
Yield:
2 loaves.