Chocolate Zucchini Cake

 Originally posted on https://abountifulkitchen.com/chocolate-zucchini-cake/

Ingredients

• ½ cup butter, softened
• ½ cup canola oil
• 1 ¾ cups sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 ½ cups flour
• 3 tablespoons cocoa
• ½ teaspoon cloves
• ½ teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon soda
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 2 cups zucchini, grated
• ½ cup buttermilk or greek yogurt
• 1 cup chocolate chips

Directions

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees and position rack in the center of the oven.
• Grease a 9×13-inch baking pan.
• In the bowl of a stand mixer, cream butter, oil, and sugar together.
• Add eggs and vanilla and beat on low for two minutes.
• Gently mix in flour, cocoa, cloves, cinnamon, soda and salt (it will be very dry)
• Fold in zucchini, buttermilk, and chocolate chips.
• Pour batter into prepared pan and bake for 40-45 minutes.