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Mexican Chocolate Zucchini Cake with a Cream Cheese Glaze

If you like carrot cake and zucchini bread you will love this moist chocolate bundt cake recipe combined with exotic Mexican chocolate.

Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
1 hr
Total Time
1 hr 15 mins
Servings: 12
Calories: 571 kcal
Course: Dessert , Breakfast
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

Cake:
  • 1 3/4 cups sugar
  • 1/2 cup canola oil
  • 1/4 cup butter softened
  • 1/2 cup buttermilk
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour sifted
  • 3 tablespoons cocoa powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 2 cups finely shredded zucchini
  • 3.3 ounces Mexican chocolate tablet (recommend Nestle-Abuelita), shredded into a powder
  • 1/2 cup Chopped Pecans
Cream cheese glaze:
  • 1/4 cup unsalted butter softened
  • 4 ounces cream cheese softened
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 2 cups confectioner’s sugar
  • 1/2 cup milk

Instructions

Cake:
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  1. Preheat oven 325 degrees. Grease and flour a 10-inch bundt pan.
  2. Using a stand mixer, beat sugar, oil, and butter until well blended. Gradually beat in buttermilk, eggs, and vanilla.
  3. In another bowl, whisk sifted flour, cocoa, baking soda, cinnamon, and cloves. Gradually combine slowly into sugar mixture.
  4. Stir in zucchini, Mexican chocolate, and pecans.
  5. Transfer to a greased pan and bake for 55 to 60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Let cake cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool.
Cream cheese glaze:
  1. In a large mixing bowl cream together butter, cream cheese, and vanilla extract using a hand mixer.
  2. Gradually beat in confectioner’s sugar. Add milk to desired consistency. Don’t make it too thin or it will slide off the cake.
  3. Drizzle the glaze over the cake.

Notes

  • If you cannot find Mexican chocolate, use regular chocolate and add some cinnamon to the batter.

Nutrition Information

Calories 571kcal (29%) Carbohydrates 77g (26%) Protein 6g (12%) Fat 28g (43%) Saturated Fat 10g (50%) Polyunsaturated Fat 4g Monounsaturated Fat 12g Trans Fat 1g Cholesterol 60mg (20%) Sodium 186mg (8%) Potassium 197mg (6%) Fiber 2g (8%) Sugar 55g (110%) Vitamin A 480IU (10%) Vitamin C 4mg (4%) Calcium 54mg (5%) Iron 2mg (11%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 12Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 571

% Daily Value*

Calories 571kcal 29%
Carbohydrates 77g 26%
Protein 6g 12%
Fat 28g 43%
Saturated Fat 10g 50%
Polyunsaturated Fat 4g 24%
Monounsaturated Fat 12g 60%
Trans Fat 1g 50%
Cholesterol 60mg 20%
Sodium 186mg 8%
Potassium 197mg 4%
Fiber 2g 8%
Sugar 55g 110%
Vitamin A 480IU 10%
Vitamin C 4mg 4%
Calcium 54mg 5%
Iron 2mg 11%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.