Crock Pot Chocolate Zucchini Nut Bread

• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/3 cup baking cocoa
• 1 1/4 cups zucchini, pureed or blended
• 3 tablespoons milk
• 2 cups flour
• 1/2 cup walnuts, chopped (optional)

1. Cream sugar and shortening in mixer, beat in eggs one at a time, add vanilla. Add everything else and mix thoroughly.
2. Pour into a greased crock pot bread insert. Cook 3 hours on high, or until the bread tests done with a wooden pick.
3. Let stand until it's medium cool to the touch before unmolding. Serve with butter. You can also dust the bread with powdered sugar.
4. Possible modifications: no cocoa; substitute 2 tsp cinnamon and 1 tsp nutmeg for cocoa; substitute 1 cup brown sugar for the white sugar.

shortening, sugar, eggs, vanilla, baking soda, baking cocoa, zucchini, milk, flour, walnuts

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/crock-pot-chocolate-zucchini-nut-bread-215 (may not work)