This is a great cake for your kids and for yourself when you’re having a chocolate craving! The secret is grated zucchini and applesauce, and before you write it off, give it a try…you absolutely can’t taste the vegetables in it 
At around 100 calories per slice, it’s a guilt free treat and a sneaky way to treat your kids while also getting some veggies in them!
This recipe comes from Yammie’s Noshery, and I knew I had to try it after reading the rave reviews. Combine dry ingredients: whole wheat flour, all purpose flour, brown sugar, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and cocoa powder. Add in eggs, applesauce, grated zucchini, and chocolate chips. I love having my little helper in the kitchen!
Now pour it into a greased bundt pan or better yet, muffin or mini-muffin pans to make cupcakes for your little ones Yammie has a cupcake variation on her website topped with a peanut butter frosting, that I think would be amazing! I sprinkled mine simply with powdered sugar, but you could do a powdered sugar glaze and melted peanut butter on top.
This was really yummy and I hope you give it a try! Check out Yammie’s Noshery for the recipe, and her cupcake variation here.
Do you have any favorite recipes for kids? I’d love to get some new ideas!
Looks delicious! It’s the second zucchini recipe I see today – must be a sign!
Thanks! Haha, I guess it’s starting to be zucchini season
Yum! I love zucchini in baked goods! I really like adding applesauce to muffins. Yum!
Me too! If you have any favorite zucchini recipes, let me know, I still have a few I need to use up
You can’t find that often chocolate and healthy together, but looks like you made it work, it look delicious and I am happy to know that its guilt free!
Let me know what you think if you try it! I suggest doing the cupcake version with the peanut butter frosting