Chocolate Zuchinni Cake...easy version

Chocolate Zucchini Cake

2 eggs
1 ¾ c. sugar
1 t. vanilla
½ c. milk
½ c. oil
½ c. applesauce
2 ½ c. flour
1/4 c. cocoa
1 t. soda
½ t. cinnamon
½ t. baking powder
½ t. salt
2 c. grated zucchini (It usually takes about 1 large zucchini. I wash it, cut it and grate it in my food processor with the skin on. I also drain off most of the water from the zucchini once it’s grated.)
Mix the eggs and sugar together until smooth. Add all wet ingredients then add all dry ingredients. Then add the grated zucchini and mix well.
Pour mixture into greased baking dish.
Sprinkle these next three ingredients on top before you bake the cake. 
1 c. milk chocolate chips
½ c. brown sugar
½ c. nuts (if desired)
Bake at 325 degrees for 40 minutes (may take a little longer, depending on your oven).

Cake Making Tips

Homemade Cake Recipe Tips

When baking with butter:
Room-temperature butter in the cake batter is one of the biggest cake baking mistakes. In fact, butter must be below 68°F to trap air molecules and build structure. Otherwise, the fat will liquefy and the cake will be flat. To get “cool” butter: Cut the chilled butter into chunks and let it sit in a bowl for 5 minutes before beating.

When mixing cake batter:
You cannot overbeat the eggs, sugar and butter, but you can overbeat the flour. If you do, gluten will form and you will be making a quick bread instead of a layer cake. Beat the flour just until there are no visible signs of dry flour, but not until the batter is completely smooth.

Cake flour:
Cake flour is milled from soft wheat that has a lower gluten content and higher starch content than all-purpose flour. It helps to ensure a fluffy texture in cakes and pastries. A substitute for cake flour is to use all-purpose flour, but reduce the amount by 2 tablespoons per cup.

Chocolate Sheet Cake

1/2 Cup Butter
1/2 Cup Shortening
3 Tbs Cocoa
1 Cup Water

Mix together in a pan and bring to a boil, stirring so it doesn't stick on pan.

2 Cups Sugar
1/2 Cup Buttermilk
1 Teas Cinnamon
2 Eggs, beaten
2 Cups Flour
1 Teas Baking Soda
1 Teas Vanilla
Dash of Salt

Pour liquid mixture over flour and sugar which have been sifted together. Mix Well. Add remaining ingredients and mix well. Bake 20 minutes at 375 degrees in greased and floured jelly roll pan (10 by 15 inch). Five minutes before cake is done prepare frosting.

Frosting

1/2 Cup Butter
3 Tbs Cocoa
6 Tbs Milk
4 Cups Powdered Sugar

Melt butter, add cocoa and milk. Bring to a boil. Remove from heat and add 4 cups powdered sugar, 1 teas vanilla. Mix well. Frost cake while hot. If desired, add nuts.