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On Mon, 8 Apr 2013 07:59:28 -0800, (Judy Haffner)
wrote:

>
> I've researched through Google for the recipes, but haven't been able to
> find exactly what I'm looking for, besides I prefer making one that is
> tried 'n' true, and is recommended by you. I thought I would turn to
> all the bakers in this group, and ask if any of you might have a good
> recipe for either a Zucchini Cake, or an Almond Cake?
>
> My granddaughter's birthday is Sunday and she has requested either of
> these cakes, BUT she wants a healthy version, like she buys at a local
> health food store, where they sell them by the piece. She doesn't want
> the cake to be loaded with butter, or frosted, but maybe sprinkled with
> powdered sugar on top. She said you can't see any almonds in the Almond
> Cake, so maybe they use almond paste in it? Anyway, she says they are
> both delicious, but the recipes I've found online don't really sound
> like what I'm looking for.
>
The almond cake she's talking about was probably made with almond
meal. I have several almond cake recipes that call for almond meal,
but I haven't make any of them - at least that I remember, but I can
post a couple of them if you're still interested. They're fairly
simple. Buy the almond meal at Trader Joe's, they seem to sell it at
a reasonable price.

I haven't made zucchini cake in a long time, so hopefully this was the
recipe I used. In my new stage of enlightenment, I'd use EVOO or
maybe even take a chance and sub it out for plain yogurt... but it's a
birthday cake, so scrap the yogurt idea for another time. BTW: if you
have a zucchini cake recipe that you like but it calls for butter, I
know for a fact that you can switch butter out for yogurt and the cake
will be fine.

Zucchini Cake

INGREDIENTS:
1 cup vegetable oil
2 cup sugar
3 eggs
2 tsp. pure vanilla extract
2 cups flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. baking powder
2 tsp. cinnamon
2 cups grated zucchini (leave skins on)
1 cup walnuts

PREPARATION:

Mix oil and sugar. Add eggs, one at a time beating well after each
addition; blend in vanilla. In a separate bowl, sift together the
flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and baking soda. Add sifted dry
ingredients to first mixture; alternating with grated zucchini.

Fold in chopped nuts. (Batter will be a bit thin.)
Pour into greased and floured 13x9x2-inch pan.

Bake at 350° for 55 minutes.

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