Peanut Butter Zucchini Cake

I really really love zucchini season. That time of year when those prolific little summer squash are just coming out your ears and it seems like they grow from a baby to giant size in a single day (maybe they do!) and then whatever do you DO with it all?

Some people get frustrated by that. I see it as a challenge. I love me a good challenge!

Usually I make at least one chocolate zucchini cake … and this year was no exception, but this year, I thought what about a peanut butter zucchini cake? Wouldn’t THAT be good?

So I tweaked my chocolate zucchini cake recipe to make it a peanut butter zucchini cake. And it was wonderful. Such a lovely texture, perfect peanut butter flavor, with just a bit of chocolate.

After sharing this lovely cake with my yoga friends, one of my yoga friends who never bakes asked me for the recipe. I knew I wouldn’t have time to get it up on the blog for a while, so I just typed it up and sent it to her. It was so fun to see the enthusiasm in her eyes. This is what makes me happy, why I do this blogging thing. When someone is so excited about a recipe that they want to make it themselves, make it their own–that brings my heart just SING!

Peanut Butter Zucchini Cake

• Prep Time: 15 minutes
• Cook Time: 40 minutes
• Total Time: 55 minutes
• Yield: 12 - 24 servings 1x

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Ingredients

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Dry ingredients:

• 1 3/4 cup all purpose or white whole wheat flour
• 1/4 cup flaxmeal
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 6 tablespoons almond meal or peanut butter powder
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon powdered Chimayo chile (or cayenne … optional)
• 1 1/4 cups white sugar

Wet ingredients:

• 3 eggs
• 2 Tablespoons oil
• 1/2 cup nonfat plain or vanilla yogurt
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 2 cups grated zucchini
• 1/2 cup peanut butter, melted

For the top: 1/2 – 3/4 cup good quality chocolate or peanut butter chips (or a mix of both)

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Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350 F. In a large bowl, mix the dry ingredients for the cake.
2. Add the liquid ingredients and stir it all together until everything is mixed well.
3. Spray a 9×13 inch pan with cooking spray, pour in the batter, spread it around in the pan and sprinkle with the chocolate and/or peanut butter chips.
4. Bake for 30-40 minutes at 350 or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

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Notes

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This recipe was shared at Foodie Friends Friday and Weekend Potluck.