Zucchini Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

Name: Zucchini Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 3 eggs; 1/2 cup vegetable oil; 3/4 cup applesauce; 3/4 cup brown sugar; 3/4 cup sugar; 2 tsp. vanilla extract; 2 1/2 cups flour; 1/4 tsp. baking powder; 2 tsp. baking soda; 1 1/2 tsp. cinnamon; 1/2 tsp. nutmeg; 1/2 tsp. salt; 2 cups shredded zucchini; 1 (8 oz.) cream cheese, room temperature; 1/4 cup softened butter; 3 cups powdered sugar; 1 tsp. vanilla extract; 1/2 cup chopped walnuts, if desired

Leelumae @leelumae

Kansas

This is soooo good and a great way to use up that garden zucchini!

Leelumae @leelumae

Kansas

This is soooo good and a great way to use up that garden zucchini!

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Ingredients

3eggs
1/2 cupvegetable oil
3/4 cupapplesauce
3/4 cupbrown sugar
3/4 cupsugar
2 tsp.vanilla extract
2 1/2 cupsflour
1/4 tsp.baking powder
2 tsp.baking soda
1 1/2 tsp.cinnamon
1/2 tsp.nutmeg
1/2 tsp.salt
2 cupsshredded zucchini
Cream Cheese Frosting:
1 (8 oz.)cream cheese, room temperature
1/4 cupsoftened butter
3 cupspowdered sugar
1 tsp.vanilla extract
1/2 cupchopped walnuts, if desired

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Steps

1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. To a large bowl add eggs, oil, applesauce, sugars and vanilla extract. Mix well.
2

Add baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt; mix well.
3

Add zucchini.
4

Lastly add flour mixing until thoroughly combined.
5

Place mixture into greased 9x13 baking dish and bake for 30 to 35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean.
6

Allow cake to completely cool before making the frosting. When ready, combine all frosting ingredients in a small bowl.
7

Spread evenly over cake. Top with walnuts if desired.
8

Enjoy!