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    Chocolate-Zucchini Cakes with Pecans
    Prep: 20 min Cook: 17 min Servings: 24
    by Joann Mathias
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    Ingredients

    • Ingredients:
    • 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, melted and cooled
    • 1 cup sugar
    • 1/2 teaspoon salt
    • 1 large egg
    • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
    • 1 cup finely grated zucchini (from 1 medium zucchini)
    • 3 tablespoons sour cream
    • 1 cup all-purpose flour
    • 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
    • 1/2 cup (3 ounces) bittersweet chocolate, chopped
    • nonstick cooking spray
    • 24 pecan halves

    Directions

    1. Directions:
    2. 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
    3. 2. In a large bowl, stir together butter, sugar, salt, and egg until combined. add vanilla, zucchini, and sour cream and stir until incorporated.
    4. 3. Sift flour and cocoa powder into bowl and stir until combined. Stir in chocolate.
    5. 4. Spray two mini-muffin pans with cooking spray. Fill each cup with 2 tablespoons batter and top with a pecan.
    6. 5. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center of a muffin comes out clean, 15 to 17 minutes. Let muffins cool slightly in pan on wire rack before serving.

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    Reviews

    • Foodessa
      Foodessa
      I have the zucchini and the pecans. The chocolate is willing and waiting to dictate another great delight for dessert. This is going onto a soon to bake roster ;o)
      Thanks for sharing and flavourful wishes, Claudia
      • Shirley
        Shirley
        This is a brilliant healthy recipe!

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