Double Chocolate Zucchini Bread

• servings: 10 servings
• total time: 1 hour 30 minutes

Ingredients

2 cups (13 ounces or 370 grams) grated, packed zucchini, not wrung out, grated on the large holes of a box grater

2 large eggs

2/3 cup (160 ml) of a neutral oil, olive oil, or melted unsalted butter

1/2 cup (95 grams) packed dark brown sugar

1/2 cup (100 grams) granulated sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 3/4 teaspoons kosher salt (Diamond brand; use half of other brands)

1 1/4 teaspoons ground cinnamon (optional)

3/4 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1 1/3 cups (160 grams) all-purpose flour

20 g King Arthur Bread & Cake Enhancer (optional**)

2/3 cup (55 grams) unsweetened cocoa powder

1 tbsp espresso powder (optional)

1 1/3 cup (8 ounces or 225 grams) semisweet chocolate chips, divided

2 tablespoons (25 grams) raw or turbinado sugar

** If you don't have, just replace with flour.

Directions

Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly coat a 6-cup or 9×5-inch loaf pan with nonstick spray. For easier removal, line the bottom and two long sides with a sling of parchment paper.

Place grated zucchini in a large bowl and add oil, eggs, sugars, vanilla, and salt. Whisk until combined. Sprinkle cinnamon, if using, baking soda, and baking powder over the surface of the batter and mix until combined — and then, for extra security that the ingredients are well-dispersed, give it 10 extra stirs. If your cocoa is lumpy, and mine always is, sift it over the batter. Add flour and mix until combined. Set 2 tablespoons chocolate chips aside and add the remaining to the batter, stirring to combine.

Pour into the prepared loaf pan and smooth the top. Sprinkle with reserved chocolate chips and the raw or turbinado sugar — don’t skimp.

Bake for 1 hour (updated) nd check for doneness, returning to the oven until set, up to 10 to 20 minutes more. A toothpick inserted into the center of the cake won’t come out clean, because this bread is so fudgy, but it shouldn’t look like raw batter. [Note: The original baking time was 1 hour 25 minutes, but many of you have commented that yours were done in an hour so I’ve adjusted the estimate for you to to check sooner.]

Notes

Can be made as muffins - makes 12 muffins.