Chocolate Almond Zucchini Bread

Ingredients

• 3 eggs, beaten
• 2 cup sugar
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 2 oz unsweetened chocolate
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 2 cup grated zucchini
• 3 cup flour
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• ¼ tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 cup coarsely chopped almonds

Method

1. Beat the eggs until lemon color. Beat in the sugar and oil.
2. Melt the chocolate in a double boiler over hot water; stir into the egg mixture along with the vanilla and zucchini.
3. Sift the flour with the salt, cinnamon, baking powder and soda. Stir into the zucchini mixture with the nuts; mix well.
4. Bake in two well-oiled 5x9-inch loaf pans in a 350 degree oven 1 hour and 20 minutes or until done. Cool in the pans 15 minutes. Turn out onto a rack. Cool before serving.

Notes

Spread slices with cream cheese flavored with orange rind. Makes 2 large loaves.

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