Thursday

A sure sign of Summer......

8.11.11- 
-ZUCCHiNi- lining the kitchen countertops. 
  One of my favorite things about Summertime is fresh home grown ZuCChiNi from the garden. 
{& it usually keeps coming & coming all Summer long! We have already used one & given one away & look how many 
more there are still to use up} 


 There is just so many ways you can cut, slice, dice & grate Zucchini in the Summer before you start to get tired of it. But I have a couple of great recipes I love to make when the Zucchini start to come on in the garden that are fabulous & are a little bit different way to use zucchini.  
Zucchini Tacos & Chocolate Zucchini Cake.
{they are both delicious!} 
-freshly grated zucchini piled high & ready to dump into the batter- 

-All well mixed & ready to pour in the pan- 

Chocolate Zucchini Cake
2 Cups. Sugar 
1 tsp. Soda
1 tsp. Salt 
1/2 Cup Cocoa
2-1/2 Cups Flour 
1/4 tsp. Baking Powder 
Sift all together & then add:
3 Eggs 
3 tsp. Vanilla 
2 Cups Grated Zucchini
1 Cup Oil 
1/2 Cup Milk 

Bake for 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes in a pan that has been greased & floured. Cool completely. 
Frost with:  1/4 Cup Butter, 1 tsp. Vanilla, 3 oz. Cream Cheese, 2 Cups Powdered Sugar.  Mix well and spread over the cooled cake. 

 Ta-Dah!  The finished product topped with a tasty cream cheese frosting & served on one of my favorite cake stands just waiting to be devoured. 
{ReMeMBeR- everything looks better served on a cake stand. 
one of Ms. Honeybee's motto's to live by} 

Since it has Zucchini in it- it's okay to eat 
1, 2 or 3 pieces, it's 1/2 vegetable right?! 
{well at least I will tell myself that- wink,wink}  
Give it a try- I think you'll like it. I even fooled one little non- veggie eater in my house with this cake.  

I made this cake in honor of my Sweet Grandma Hall who turns 93 today.  She is an amazing lady & I have learned so much about how to be a mother, wife & business women from her example & teachings in my life. Love her so much! 

Enjoy!
{M}

5 comments:

Michelle said...

Your cake looks delicious! We LOVE tacos at our house....I would love to hear your zucchini taco recipe too!

P.S. Love your blog!

Honeybee said...

Thanks Michelle! I will post the Taco recipe when I make it next- hope you try the cake & like it.

The Skiing Wallaces said...

Yup- that's what I was gonna say, too. Gotta know about those Zucchini tacos! That sounds really fun! (p.s.- I am hugely missing my garden this time of year :( )

winkie said...

This is one of my favorite cakes in the whole world!! I am looking forward to the taco recipe :) I am loving all those 31's you've got pictured in your top post! Always love your things!!

tiffany said...

Sorry that was Tiffany--I was signed in with my daughters account!!