Recipe for cooking chocolate zucchini rum cake

Recipes Made with other Beverages :: Cakes Made with Liqueurs

Chocolate Zucchini Rum Cake

1 c. butter, at room temperature
2 c. sugar
3 lrg. eggs
2 c. shredded, unpeeled zucchini
1/3 c. rum or brandy or water
2 1/2 c. flour
1 c. chopped walnuts
1 c. semisweet chocolate bits
1/2 c. cocoa powder
2 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1 1/2 tsp. baking soda
3/4 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. salt
1/4 c. milk

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Butter well and flour a 10-in. tube pan.

Beat butter and sugar until smooth. Add eggs, one at a time. Stir in zucchini and rum.

Mix together flour, walnuts, chocolate, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. Stir flour mixture and milk into egg mixture. Pour into pan. Bake for 50 to 55 mins.. Cool in pan on rack 15 mins.. Invert and remove. Let cool.

Rum Glaze
1 2/3 c. powdered\sugar
3 Tbsp. rum

Mix together until smooth.