Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Zucchini Cake

(from castro15’s recipe box)

Categories: Desserts

Ingredients

  • 1/3 cup creamy peanut butter
  • 1/4 cup butter, softened
  • 1 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, divided
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/4 cup buttermilk
  • 1 cup shredded zucchini
  • 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350. In a large bowl, cream the peanut butter, butter and brown sugar until blended. In another bowl, whisk 1 1/4 cups flour, salt and baking soda; add to creamed mixture. Beat just until mixture is sandy. Remove 1/2 cup crumb mixture for topping.

  2. To remaining mixture, add the remaining flour, egg, vanilla and buttermilk; beat. Stir in zucchini. Spread into a greased 9-inch round baking pan. Stir cinnamon into reserved topping. Sprinkle over batter; top with chocolate chips.

  3. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out with moist crumbs, 20-25 minutes. Cool in pan on a wire rack.

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