Chocolate Cherry Zucchini Cake

August 26, 2013

A super moist fudgy chocolate zucchini cake is studded with chunks of sweet cherries, and topped with a cherry bourbon butter sauce.

Chocolate Cherry Zucchini Cake:
3 cups + 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon cinnamon
½ cup unsweetened cocoa (I use dark)
1½ teaspoons salt
2 teaspoons baking soda
4 eggs, beaten
3 cups sugar
1 cup vegetable oil
? cup boiling water
2 cups fresh pitted quartered sweet cherries
2 cups grated zucchini
Cherry Whiskey Butter Sauce:
3 cups fresh pitted chopped sweet cherries
¼ cup firmly packed light brown sugar
1½ tablespoons bourbon
¼ cup water
½ cup cold butter, sliced into pieces

To make the cake, preheat oven to 350?F. Grease and flour a Bundt pan (or use an all-in-one baking spray). Put 3 cups flour, cinnamon, cocoa, salt and soda in a large bowl and whisk together completely....
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Nutritions

Calories
472

Sodium
519mg
21% DV

Fat
20g
31% DV

Protein
4g
9% DV

Carbs
73g
25% DV

Fiber
4g
18% DV