Around here, August wouldn’t be August without a chocolate zucchini cake. I first got the recipe from my best friend’s mom, when my friend and I were just in high school. She had made it one weekend when I was staying over and humored me by giving me the recipe.

I have definitely put it to good use over the years, and when my grandpa had the chance to try some at one family function or another, he requested it for his birthday in August, and then every August thereafter.

Though he passed away just a few years ago, I still …read more

I made my chocolate zucchini cake over the weekend for Father’s Day and got some pictures before it disappeared. Enjoy

You really can’t even see the zucchini once it’s out of the oven. More than anything it just adds a very light nutty taste and a lot of moisture.

The kids are out of school which means it’s chocolate zucchini cake season! I know that sounds funny but to me this is a summer cake because that’s when grandma harvested the huge zucchinis from her garden and brought them over for me to “process,” as she called it.
I first had this cake about sixteen years ago at my best friend’s house. Her mom made it for dessert on a night I was sleeping over and I’ve been hooked ever since. Every time I make it I silently thank her for humoring 14-year-old me and giving me the recipe when …read more