Zucchini Cake
Ingredients
- 2 cup sugar
- 1 cup oil
- 3 eggs
- 2 cup flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
- 2 cup shredded unpeeled zucchini, packed
- 1 cup finely chopped nuts
- 1 tablespoon vanilla
- 3 cup powdered sugar, sifted
- 2 pkgs (3 ounces) cream cheese, softened
- 5 tbls margarine
- 1 teaspoon lemon extract
Instructions
Mix sugar, oil and eggs on medium speed of mixer, 4 minutes. Sift together flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon. Fold zucchini and nuts into sugar mixture. Fold in flour mixture and vanilla, blending thoroughly. Turn batter into well-greased 9 inch tube pan. Bake at 350 degrees 60 to 65 minutes. Cool in pan on rack 15 minutes or longer. Remove and cool thoroughly on rack before frosting with Cream Cheese Frosting. Makes 1 (9 inch) cake. Cream Cheese Frosting: Mix or beat powdered sugar, cream cheese, margarine and lemon extract until thoroughly blended.