Chocolate Orange Zucchini Cake By Kelly Miller • July12,2016 • Updated June 10, 2020 • Leave a Comment 4.1K 16 Jump to Recipe Make this amazing Chocolate Orange Zucchini Cake with your garden grown zucchini! Along with a chocolate orange fudge frosting, this is a great zucchini cake recipe to have on hand! I had never heard of zucchini cakes growing up and I had certainly never tasted one. My dad had a pretty good garden where we lived in Philadelphia, but zucchini was never something my parents grew so I had actually never had it before we moved out into the country. When I first heard about using zucchini in baked goods, you could imagine my reaction.Weird. I mean, it’s a green vegetable that is usually shredded and then baked in cakes, breads, or brownies. That just sounded so strange to me! Wouldn’t it taste vegetable-y? I was sure the coloring would be really off putting. And what about the odd texture? I was certain you’d take a bite and have strings of green veggies pulling away with every bite. No, no, and no on all three assumptions – ha! Zucchini is incredibly versatile and in a lot of cases, you would never even know there was healthy, vegetable goodness in these amazing desserts. Certainly my kids had no idea! Of course I absolutely love the combination of chocolate and orange together, and this cake pairs them wonderfully.  I used my AMAZING food processor to shred the zucchini. I used to stand there and break my arm grating zucchini and other veggies for recipes over a bowl with my heavy-duty grater. But seriously, using a food processor is MUCH easier and quicker – plus the size of the shreds are more consistent and you keep a lot more of the moisture from the zucchini, which is better in this cake! Here are some more of my favorite zucchini recipes:Carrot Cake Zucchini Bread Blueberry Streusel Zucchini Bread If you liked this recipe, leave a rating and a comment below this post! Chocolate Orange Zucchini Cake Chocolate Bundt cake with orange zest and shredded zucchini with orange fudge frosting. 5 from 2 votes Print Pin Rate Course: DessertCuisine: AmericanKeyword: recipe for chocolate orange zucchini cake Prep Time: 15 minutes minutesCook Time: 50 minutes minutes Servings: 12 servings Calories: 524kcal Author: Kelly Miller Ingredients▢ 1/2 cup butter softened▢ 2 cups sugar▢ 3 eggs▢ 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract▢ zest and juice of 1 orange divided▢ 1/2 cup milk▢ 3 tbsp oil▢ 9 tbsp baking cocoa▢ 2 1/2 cups flour▢ 2 1/2 tsp baking powder▢ 1 1/2 tsp baking soda▢ 1/2 tsp salt▢ 3 cups peeled, shredded zucchiniFor frosting:▢ 2 3/4 cup powdered sugar▢ 6 tbsp butter▢ 6 tbsp baking cocoa▢ 1 tbsp milk approximately▢ 1 tbsp orange juice approximately InstructionsIn the bowl of a stand mixer, beat butter and sugar until creamy. Add in eggs, vanilla, and orange zest beating well after each addition.Add in milk, oil, and baking cocoa.In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Add flour to cocoa mixture gradually, beating well after each addition.Gently fold in zucchini. Spread batter into a well greased Bundt pan.Bake at 350 degrees for 50-55 minutes, or until a cake tester comes out clean. Cool completely on a wire rack.For frosting, beat powdered sugar, butter, and cocoa. Drizzle 1/2 tablespoons of orange juice and milk, alternately, until spreadable frosting consistency is achieved. Spread over cooled cake. NutritionCalories: 524kcal | Carbohydrates: 86g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Cholesterol: 78mg | Sodium: 399mg | Potassium: 338mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 62g | Vitamin A: 552IU | Vitamin C: 6mg | Calcium: 84mg | Iron: 3mg Tried this recipe?Follow me @mostlyhomemademom or tag #MostlyHomemadeMom! 4.1K 16