Orange Zucchini Cake

Name: Orange Zucchini Cake
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h 5 min
Total time: 1 h 25 min
Yield: 16 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 cup butter or 1 cup margarine, softened; 1 tablespoon grated orange rind; 1 teaspoon cinnamon; 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg; 1/4 teaspoon clove; 2 cups brown sugar, packed; 4 eggs; 3 cups all-purpose flour; 1 tablespoon baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/3 cup orange juice; 1 cup zucchini, unpeeled and shredded; 1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar; 1/2 teaspoon vanilla; 2 -3 tablespoons milk; 1 teaspoon grated orange rind; 1 tablespoon butter, softened

Submitted by Donna M.

"The addition of orange makes this zucchini cake a bit different. Recipe came out of the food section of a newspaper in the 1970's"

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Ready In:: 1hr 25mins
Ingredients:: 17
Serves:: 16

ingredients

1 cup butter or 1 cup margarine, softened
1 tablespoon grated orange rind
1 teaspoon cinnamon
¹⁄₂ teaspoon nutmeg
¹⁄₄ teaspoon clove
2 cups brown sugar, packed
4 eggs
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
¹⁄₂ teaspoon salt
¹⁄₃ cup orange juice
1 cup zucchini, unpeeled and shredded
Glaze
1 ¹⁄₂ cups confectioners' sugar
¹⁄₂ teaspoon vanilla
2 -3 tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon grated orange rind
1 tablespoon butter, softened

directions

--------Cake-------.
Cream butter in large mixing bowl with orange peel, spices and brown sugar until light and fluffy.
Beat in eggs, one at a time.
Sift flour with baking powder and salt and blend into creamed mixture alternately with orange juice.
Stir in zucchini.
Pour into greased and floured 10-inch tube pan.
Bake in 350 degree oven 55 to 65 minutes, or until cake tester inserted in center comes out clean.
Cool in pan 10 minutes, then remove from pan and cool completely.
--------Glaze--------.
Beat ingredients together until smooth.
Spread on top of cooled cake.

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Reviews

Made this cake for a catering job in a full sheet pan. For my taste the spices a bit overwhelmed the zucchini flavor. In my second try I doubled the amount of zucchini and the cake came out just fine. Very light and fluffy. Good crumb. With 50 - 100% more zucchini it would be a 5 star cake.

MEAN CHEF
P-E-R-F-E-C-T! Light, tender & full of great orange flavor. The smell coming from the oven while it's baking will drive you crazy--soooooo good! This will be a regular around here! ;)

Iron Bloomers
This is so delicious and moist! We loved the orange flavor combined with the zucchini. I will definitely be making this again--it's a great way to use zucchini from our garden. I even used extra zucchini in my cake and it still turned out perfect. I am passing this recipe along to my mother. Thanks!

mtbfam113
This cake is absolutely delicious, my husband just loved it!! I add walnuts and raisins and it was so good, very moist and tasty, I will definitely make it again!! Outstanding!!!

lindamrb
Loved this one. Simple, not to sweet. I made it in a bundt pan. We'll be having this one again.

Dustbunni