Yummy Zucchini Chocolate Cake

• 1-3/4 cups sugar
• 1/2 cup canola oil
• 2 large eggs, room temperature
• 2/3 cup unsweetened applesauce
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup baking cocoa
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• 2 cups shredded zucchini
• 1 cup (6 ounces) miniature semisweet chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans, toasted

1. Preheat oven to 350u0b0. Coat a
2. with cooking spray.
3. Beat sugar and oil on medium speed 1 minute. Add eggs, applesauce and vanilla; beat 1 minute. In another bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt; add to sugar mixture alternately with buttermilk, beating just until blended. Stir in zucchini.
4. Transfer to prepared pan. Bake 20 minutes. Sprinkle with chocolate chips and pecans. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 10-15 minutes. Cool in pan on a wire rack.

sugar, canola oil, eggs, unsweetened applesauce, vanilla, flour, baking cocoa, baking soda, salt, buttermilk, zucchini, chocolate chips, pecans

Taken from www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/yummy-zucchini-chocolate-cake/ (may not work)