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Zucchini Bundt Cake

Maria Emmerich
To find the best prices on the ingredients I use, click on the word to take you to the website. A tasty change-up in this recipe is to use raspberry extract in place of vanilla for a chocolate-raspberry cake!
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 16
Calories

Ingredients
  

  • CAKE:
  • 3 cup blanched almond flour or 1 cup coconut flour
  • 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1/2 tsp Redmond Real salt
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon optional
  • 6 eggs 12 eggs if using coconut flour
  • 1 cup Natural Sweetener or equivalent
  • 3 TBS coconut oil or butter melted
  • 3 TBS unsweetened almond milk or coconut milk 1/2 cup if using coconut flour
  • 1 1/2 cups grated raw zucchini
  • 1 tsp vanilla or other extract like raspberry
  • OPTIONAL: 1/2 cup chopped walnuts or pecans
  • GLAZE:
  • 1/2 cup coconut oil melted
  • 1/4 cup Natural Sweetener or equivalent
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract or other extract like raspberry

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350F.
  • Combine almond or coconut flour, salt, cocoa powder, cinnamon and baking soda into medium-sized bowl.
  • Beat eggs and natural sweetener for about 2-3 minutes.
  • Add in melted coconut oil, almond milk and extract to the egg mixture.
  • Grate the zucchini. Squeeze out the water of zucchini if it seems wet, then add to the egg mixture.
  • If desired add 1/2 cup chopped walnuts or pecans.
  • Stir the wet and dry ingredients together, only stirring enough to combine. Spray bundt pan with coconut oil spray.
  • Bake about 50-60 minutes, or toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
  • OPTION: Make into donuts! For some reason, everything tastes better as a donut! Click HERE to find my donut pan.
  • GLAZE: Mix all ingredients and spoon over cooled cake.

Notes

NUTRITIONAL COMPARISON (per serving):
Traditional Chocolate Zucchini Cake = 289 calories, 19g fat, 5g protein, 40.6g carbs, 2.1g fiber (38.5 effective carbs)
“Healthified” Almond Flour Zucchini Cake = 242 calories, 21.6g fat, 7.5g protein, 7.2g carbs, 3.7g fiber (3.5 effective carbs)
"Healthified" (using coconut flour) = 171 calories, 14g fat, 6.1g protein, 6.8g carbs, 4g fiber (2.8 effective carbs)