Very Chocolaty Zucchini Cake Recipe

Name: Very Chocolaty Zucchini Cake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 1 (18 ounce) box devil's food cake mix; 3 eggs (or as called for by your cake mix); ⅓ cup oil (or as called for by your cake mix); ½ cup buttermilk; 2 ounces bittersweet chocolate, melted; 3 zucchini, shredded; 12 raisins; ½ cup chopped pecans; 1 teaspoon vanilla; ½ cup chocolate chips; 1 (3 1/2 ounce) box instant chocolate pudding mix; 1 (3 1/2 ounce) box instant vanilla pudding; 2 cups milk, divided; 2 cups frozen whipped topping, thawed and divided; 1 pint strawberry, divided

Servings: persons

1 (18 ounce) box devil's food cake mix
3 eggs (or as called for by your cake mix)
⅓ cup oil (or as called for by your cake mix)
½ cup buttermilk
2 ounces bittersweet chocolate, melted
3 zucchini, shredded
12 raisins
½ cup chopped pecans
1 teaspoon vanilla
½ cup chocolate chips
1 (3 1/2 ounce) box instant chocolate pudding mix
1 (3 1/2 ounce) box instant vanilla pudding
2 cups milk, divided
2 cups frozen whipped topping, thawed and divided
1 pint strawberry, divided

1
Heat oven to 350F
2
Prepare the cake according to the directions, omitting the water and using buttermilk in its place.
3
Add melted chocolate.
4
Fold in the next 5 ingredients.
5
Pour into 3 greased 8-inch round cake pans.
6
Bake for 30 minutes; cool.
7
Prepare the chocolate pudding using 1 cup of milk and fold in 1 cup of whipped topping.
8
Fill pastry bag and repeat with vanilla pudding using the other milk and 1 cup of Cool Whip.
9
Put this in another pastry bag.
10
Slice the strawberries leaving 8 whole for garnish.
11
Pipe half the chocolate pudding on first cake.
12
Layer that with half of the sliced strawberries.
13
Then pipe on half of the vanilla pudding.
14
Repeat the layers.
15
On top layer put 7 large dollops of chocolate pudding around the edge of cake top, and then top the chocolate dollops with small dollops of vanilla pudding.
16
Set the 7 whole strawberries on the top of the pudding dollops.
17
Slice the last strawberry in to 1/8 inch slices and arrange like a fan in the center of cake.

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No specific allergen information. Please check the ingredient list for possible allergens.

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This recipe makes 4 servings. You can adjust the portion size directly on this page.

You need 15 ingredients. The key ingredients include: 1 (18 ounce) box devil's food cake mix, 3 eggs (or as called for by your cake mix), ⅓ cup oil (or as called for by your cake mix), ½ cup buttermilk, and more.

Yes, Very Chocolaty Zucchini Cake falls under the Baking & Desserts category and is a great choice for this type of meal.

Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3–5 days. For longer storage, freeze for up to 3 months — no need to refrigerate or reheat.

Very Chocolaty Zucchini Cake

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