Mom's Chocolate Chip Zucchini Bread
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup butter, room temperature
- 2 cups sugar
- 3 eggs
- 2 1/2 cups flour
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa
- 2 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 cup milk
- 2 cups shredded zucchini
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
- 1 cup chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Cream together the butter and sugar. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition. Do not overmix.
- Combine the flour, cocoa, baking powder, soda, and cinnamon in a separate bown, and add to the creamed mixture alternatively with the milk. Fold in the zucchini and nuts. Do not over mix.
- Pour into two greased and floured 8 1/2 x 4 1/2 inch loaf pans and bake for 45-55 minutes or until a cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Let cool completely before removing from pans, and continuing to cool on a rack.
Notes
This always seems to collapse at the end of cooking. Don't whip the butter/sugar/eggs to prevent trapping air, and definitely fold in the zucchini, chips, and nuts at the end.