Dessert: Chocolate-Zucchini Cakes with Walnuts

Zucchini makes these treats nice and moist. You can substitute pecans for the walnuts.

Ingredients

1/2 c. unsalted butter
1 c. sugar
1 c. all-purpose flour
1 c. zucchini
1/4 c. Unsweetened cocoa powder
3 oz. bittersweet chocolate
3 tbsp. sour cream
1/2 tsp. Coarse salt
1/2 tsp. pure vanilla extract
1 large egg
24 walnut halves
non-stick cooking spray

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a large bowl, stir together butter, sugar, salt, and egg until combined. Add vanilla, zucchini, and sour cream and stir until incorporated. Sift flour and cocoa powder into bowl and stir until combined. Stir in chocolate.
Spray two mini muffin pans with cooking spray. Fill each cup with 2 tablespoons batter and top with a walnut. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center of a muffin comes out clean, 15 to 17 minutes. Let muffins cool slightly in pans on wire racks before serving. Looking for more dessert ideas? Check out our homemade chocolate chip cookie recipes, apple pie recipes, and chocolate cake recipes.

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