Chocolate Zucchini Cake

It's about time I shared this recipe. This is my all time favorite cake, recipe courtesy of my Mom.

Ingredients:

• 1/4 cup butter, softened
• 1/2 cup oil
• 1 1/4 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup buttermilk

Mix all ingredients together until smooth.

Then add in:

• 2 1/2 cups flour (I used half white/half wheat)
• 4 tablespoons cocoa
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp cloves
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 3 cups grated zucchini

Pour into a greased 13" x 9" pan.

Liberally sprinkle milk chocolate chips across top of cake, about 1 cup.

Bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into center comes out clean.

Every person I make this for is a bit skeptical about the added zucchini but I promise it makes for the moistest, softest, melt-in-your-mouth cake you have ever tried. MAKE IT NOW! You will not regret it. But I will warn you, it makes a fantastic breakfast as well as a dessert so you will eat it twice as quickly.