Chocolate Zucchini Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 1/2 c. flour
1/2 c. unsweetened cocoa
1 1/2 tsp. baking soda
2 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
3/4 c. butter or margarine, softened
2 c. sugar
3 eggs
2 tsp. cinnamon
3/4 tsp. nutmeg
2 c. grated, unpeeled zucchini
2 tsp. vanilla
1/2 c. milk

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350\u00b0.
Grease and flour cake pans.
Mix flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt; set aside.
In large bowl with electric mixer, blend butter, sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg until light and fluffy.
Add eggs; mix well.
Stir in zucchini and vanilla; mix well.
Alternately add dry ingredients and milk, beginning and ending with flour, 1/3 of milk at a time.
Blend well after each addition.
Bake at 350\u00b0 for 30 minutes.
Cool in pan for 5 minutes, then turn out.
When completely cool, frost. Makes two 9-inch rounds.