Ingredients

  • 3 sq. unsweetened chocolate
  • 3 c. all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
  • 1 tsp. baking soda
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 4 eggs
  • 3 c. sugar
  • 1 1/2 c. salad oil
  • 3 c. finely grated zucchini
  • 1 c. walnuts or pecans
  • 1 tsp. vanilla

Method

  • Melt chocolate over hot water.
  • Let cool.
  • Preheat oven to 350°.
  • Grease and flour a 10-inch tube pan or Bundt cake pan.
  • Sift flour with baking powder, soda and salt.
  • Set aside.
  • In large bowl of electric mixer at high speed, beat eggs until thick and light. Gradually add sugar, 1/4 cup at a time, beating well after each addition.
  • Add salad oil and cooled chocolate; beat until well blended.
  • At low speed add dry ingredients, mixing until smooth. Add zucchini and nuts with wooden spoon.
  • Turn batter into prepared pan.
  • Bake 1 1/4 hours or until surface springs back when pressed lightly.
  • Cool 15 minutes and remove from pan.
  • Or may bake in 3 loaf pans for 1 hour.