Chocolate Zucchini Cake

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Difficulty: easy Prep Time: Ten Minutes Total Time: More than 1 hour

2 ¼ cups flour, sifted
½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
1 ¾ cup sugar
½ cup unsalted butter, room temperature
½ cup vegetable oil
2 large eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
½ cup buttermilk
2 cups unpeeled zucchini, grated
¾ cup chopped walnuts
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 325°F. Grease and flour a large tube pan. Sift dry ingredients (except sugar, nuts and chips) together. Beat sugar, butter and oil in a mixer until well blended. Add eggs one at a time, scraping bowl and mixing after each addition. Beat in vanilla, add dry ingredients alternately with buttermilk (3 dry additions and 2 wet – ending with dry). Mix in zucchini and pour into prepared pan. Sprinkle with nuts and chocolate chips. Bake until a knife inserted in centre comes out clean – about 50 minutes or so. Cool completely in pan.