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The Recipe Instructions |
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Ingredients
3/4 cup flour
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
1/4 tsp orange peel, grated
1 tbsp unsweetened cocoa, +
1 tsp unsweetened cocoa
1 egg, , beaten
9 tsp sugar
1/2 tsp chocolate extract
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup zucchini, unpeeled finely shredded
Directions
Preheat oven to 350. In a large bowl, combine flour, salt, baking soda,
baking powder, cinamon, nutmeg, orange peel and cocoa. In another bowl,
combine egg, sugar and extracts. Mix well. Add wet mixture and zucchini to
dry ingredients, mixing just until moistened. Spoon mixture into an 8-inch
round cakepan that has been well sprayed with nonstick cooking spray. Bake
20 minutes, until toothpick in center is clean. Cool in pan.
Per serving: 2g protein, 1g fat, 11g carb., 141mg sodium, 34mg chol., 80
calories.
Servings: 8
Diet Chocolate Zucchini Spice Cake Recipe brought to you by Diet Recipes To-Go
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