Chocolate Zucchini Cake With Broiled Topping

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup honey
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• 1 cup oil
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 2 cups shredded zucchini
• 1 teaspoon almond flavoring
• 1/2 cup buckwheat flour
• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup melted butter
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/8 cup milk
• 1/2-1 cup sliced almonds (to your liking)
• whipped topping, to decorate (optional)

Recipe

• 1 prepare a 9 x 13 inch pan by greasing it.
• 2 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 3 to make cake, beat eggs, oil, honey and brown sugar tog.
• 4 mix dry ingredients (baking powder, salt, flour, buckwheat flour and cocoa) and set aside.
• 5 mix tog buttermilk and soda and set aside.
• 6 add zucchini to egg mixture, then add 1/3 of the flour mixture.
• 7 mix the remaining flour mixture and buttermilk alternately into the egg mixture.
• 8 add almond flavoring.
• 9 after this is all mixed tog well, pour into prepared cake pan.
• 10 bake at 350 degf for 35- 40 minutes, testing with a tooth pick to see if done, especially in the middle or in the cracks.
• 11 while the cake is baking, prepare the topping by melting the butter, then add brown sugar and milk.
• 12 after the cake is done remove from oven and spread 1/2 of the topping mixture over the cake, making sure all the cake has topping on it, then sprinkle the sliced almonds over the cake evenly and to taste.
• 13 drizzle the remaining syrup of the almonds on the cake and return to oven.
• 14 broil the cake until it is nicely browned,watching not to burn the topping.
• 15 can be served warm or cold.
• 16 top each serving with some whipped topping, like whipped cream, to taste.
• 17 enjoy!