Back to the cake. I dug out my copy of the Old Farmer's Almanac Everyday Cookbook, which has some really great, old-fashioned recipes in it, and found The Best Carrot Cake Ever. Since I believe everything I read in books (smirk), I knew I had to make this recipe. With my sous chef in place,
I began to shred the zucchini and prepare the ingredients.
The Best Zucchini Cake Ever (adapted from The Old Farmer's Almanac Everyday Cookbook)
For the Cake:
- 1-3/4 cups sugar
- 3/4 cup vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 4 eggs
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1-1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 cups lightly packed shredded zucchini
- 1 can (8 ounces) pineapple tidbits, drained
- 3/4 cup chopped walnuts (optional--I omitted them)
Pour the batter into the prepared pans and bake until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 45 minutes. Remove from the oven, place onto a rack, and let cool.
For the Cream Cheese frosting:
- 6 ounces (2 small packages) softened cream cheese
- 6 tablespoons softened butter
- 1 teaspoon minced orange peel
- 2 to 2-1/4 cups sifted confectioners' sugar
Devour and enjoy!
13 comments:
Ok, that looks nom nom good! And honestly, if you put cream cheese frosting on anything, I'll eat it!
My husband says he doesn't like zucchini. I bet I could get him to eat this.
Looks pretty good!
I cheat and usually just make cakes from a box :)
Oh baby! That looks so good, and your little helper looks so proud of himself!
I am so lazy ... can you just send me a piece? It looks so yummy and I know your food would be fantabulous!
I love zucchini bread and I love cream cheese so this sounds like a winner to me.
That sounds SERIOUSLY delicious!!! I may have to pick up some extra zucchini at the Farmer's Market this week! ;)
For real though, do you ever cook anything that isn't over the top amazing? :)
oh man, I love zucchini cake! I didn't plant any zucchini this year because every summer I have people giving me so many zucchinis that I have more than enough. Well, guess what....no one gave me any zucchini this year! Eek! Ok, I learned my lesson...next year, I will plant my own!
Thank you for the recipe! We are still hoping to get a few more zucchinis. We actually had WAY too many last year. This year it's the summer of cucumbers! LOL
OH MY THAT LOOKS SO GOOD! You had me at cream cheese frosting. Yum!
That cake looks yummy! I will have to bookmark it.
that does look good...i'm not SUCH a fan of zucchini so i'm kind of hesitant to make any recipes with them...i should probably get over this soon haha..though his first choice carrot cake sounds amazing too
zucchini cake just doesn't sound like something I'd try, but after seeing your post, I definitely want to try some now!
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