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Better than Anything Zucchini Poke Cake
A moist chocolate zucchini cake soaked in caramel and topped with Cool Whip and toffee bits.
👥 16 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 3h⏳ Prep: 30 min🔥 Cook: 30 min👤 The Recipe Critic📖 therecipecritic
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●pan
- ●oven
- ●bowl
- ●whisk
- ●wooden spoon
📝 Preparation Steps
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prepare
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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahnreheit. Spray a 9 x 13 x 2-inch baking pan with nonstick cooking spray and set aside.
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mix
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Add ½ cup vegetable oil, 1 ½ cups granulated sugar, 1 large egg, 2 teaspoons vanilla extract, and ½ cup milk to a large bowl and whisk together until combined. Stir in 2 cups peeled and shredded zucchini,
large egg1vanilla extract2 teaspoonspeeled and shredded zucchini, (about 2 small zucchinis)2 cups
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mix
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In medium bowl whisk together 2 cups all-purpose flour,½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder, 1 ½ teaspoon baking soda, and ½ teaspoon salt. Add the flour mixture to the zucchini mixture and mix until just combined.
all-purpose flour2 cups
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bake
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Pour the batter into the prepared baking pan and bake for ⏱️ 28-30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Remove the cake from the oven and let it cool for at least ⏱️ 20 minutes.
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poke
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Use the handle of a wooden spoon to poke holes all over the cake, being careful not to poke all the way down to the bottom. Pour 1 (20-ounce) bottle caramel syrup all over the cake, filling in all the holes. I usually reserve a little bit of the caramel to drizzle on top of the cake.
bottle caramel syrup1 (20-ounce)
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chill
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Cover the cake and refrigerate it for at least ⏱️ 2 hours or overnight.
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top
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Before serving top the cake with 1 (8-ounce) container thawed whipped topping, ½ cup Heath Chocolate Toffee Bits,, and any reserved caramel syrup. Slice and serve.
container thawed whipped topping1 (8-ounce)
Nutrition Facts
calories
358 kcal
fat Content
12 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
2 g
sugar Content
48 g
sodium Content
326 mg
protein Content
4 g
trans Fat Content
0.1 g
cholesterol Content
21 mg
carbohydrate Content
61 g
saturated Fat Content
5 g
unsaturated Fat Content
7 g
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