Zucchini Cake

Name: Zucchini Cake
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 20 servings
Ingredients: 3 cups cake flour; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg; 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 cup applesauce; 1 cup dark brown sugar; 1 cup granulated sugar; 3 egg whites; Grated rind of one orange; 2 cups shredded zucchini; 1/2 cup cut-up dates

By Marian Burros

Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
Rating: 4(41)
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Ingredients

Yield:20 servings

3cups cake flour
2teaspoons baking powder
1teaspoon baking soda
2teaspoons ground cinnamon
1teaspoon ground nutmeg
½teaspoon ground cloves
½teaspoon salt
1cup applesauce
1cup dark brown sugar
1cup granulated sugar
3egg whites
Grated rind of one orange
2cups shredded zucchini
½cup cut-up dates

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Preparation

Step 1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Step 2
Spray a bundt-style pan or 10-inch spring-form pan with center hole with nonstick cooking spray.
Step 3
Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and salt.
Step 4
Beat together applesauce, sugars, egg whites and orange rind.
Step 5
Blend in flour mixture with mixer at medium speed, beating only until smooth; do not overbeat.
Step 6
Stir in zucchini and dates.
Step 7
Pour batter into prepared pan and bake 45 to 50 minutes or until knife inserted near center comes out clean. Remove cake from pan, or if using spring-form, remove sides of pan and put cake on wire rack to cool completely.