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Zucchini: Simple Zucchini Cake

Source of Recipe

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List of Ingredients

2 cups sugar
1 cup oil
3 eggs
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
2 cups shredded zucchini, packed
1 cup finely chopped nuts
1 tablespoon vanilla

FROSTING:
3 cups powdered sugar, sifted
6 ounces cream cheese, softened
5 tablespoons margarine
1 teaspoon lemon extract


Recipe

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 350ºF 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.