Chocolate Chip Zucchini Bread

I decided there were more chocolate zucchini recipes out there worth trying. So I tried one.

I admit I am a little distracted today. In addition, we had our summer outing at work today, so I spent the afternoon on a boat cruising around Manhattan. It was actually quite lovely, with wonderful views of the skyline, a nice breeze, and good conversation. I’m not usually much for parties, especially ones you can’t leave whenever you want, but I had a nice time.

Still, I was happy to head home, see the kids, and bake something new.

I started by grating the zucchini. A cup and a half felt like a lot, so when I finished one entire zucchini I decided to stop there and call it a day.

I put that aside. Also, I don’t much like looking at it.

I put two eggs, some oil, and white sugar into a bowl and use the stand mixer to beat until well blended.

Then I added in the applesauce, and stirred it in by hand.

In a separate bowl, I whisked together flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt. I poured that into the big bowl with the egg mixture and beat just until combined.

Then I added in the zucchini and the chocolate chips. I used mini chips instead of full size ones. I’ve talked about that before. I do like the minis.

I mixed it all together, but something didn’t look right. It wasn’t the right color. It was then that I noticed the cocoa powder sitting on the counter, and realized that I hadn’t used it yet. I took another look at the recipe.

Combine flour and the next 4 ingredients (through salt), stirring well with a whisk.

I remembered that. Four ingredients.

I looked again. NEXT four ingredients. After the flour.

2 cups all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa
1 1/4 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt

Oops. Yeah, the cocoa was in there. I told you I was distracted.

I added it in, stirred, and crossed my fingers.

I uncrossed my fingers so I could pour it into the pan, then put it in the oven. The recipe said to bake for an hour, but I set the timer for 45 minutes.

I cleaned up the dishes and finally got to take a look at my pictures from the boat trip to see if I had anything usable. The sun was in my eyes for most of it so I couldn’t tell at the time if I was getting decent photos or not.