Grandma's Chocolate Zucchini Bread

Ingredients

  • 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
  • 4 tablespoons cocoa powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ¼ teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 ¾ cups white sugar
  • ½ cup butter, softened
  • ½ cup vegetable oil
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 3eggs
  • 1 (12 ounce) package semisweet chocolate chips
  • 2 cups grated unpeeled zucchini
  • 1 cup chopped walnuts(Optional)

    • Directions

  • Step 1

    Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour two loaf pans.

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  • Step 2

    Combine flour, cocoa, salt, baking soda, cinnamon, and baking powder in a medium bowl and mix together. Set aside.

  • Step 3

    Cream sugar, butter, oil, and vanilla extract together in a large bowl with an electric mixer until smooth. Add eggs, one at a time, until mixed. Mix the dry ingredients slowly into the sugar mixture on medium speed until incorporated. Gently add chocolate chips, zucchini, and walnuts with a spoon. Pour batter equally into the prepared loaf pans.

  • Step 4

    Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into each loaf comes out clean, 40 to 50 minutes. Don’t overcook.

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