Chocolate Zucchini Cake

August 8th was leave a Zucchini on your neighbors porch day, so tis the season to make treats a bit healthier by sneaking Zucchini into them.

Chocolate Zucchini Cake:

2 cups finely shredded Zucchini (2 small or 1 large zucchini)
1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 1/2 cup white sugar
2 cups flour
2 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp salt
1 1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 cup chocolate ganache

1.  Mix applesauce, sugar, and vanilla.
2.  In a separate bowl mix flour, cocoa powder, salt, and baking soda. put through sifter as pouring into sugar mixture. 
3.  Stir together until well incorporated. 
4.  Add Zucchini, folding in until well incorporated.
5.  Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease a 9x13 pan.  Spread mixture evenly in pan and bake for 25 minutes.
6.  Cool and make ganache.
7.  Pour over cake and serve.

Chocolate Ganache:

3/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
4 oz heavy cream

Melt chocolate and cream in a heavy-bottomed saucepan over low heat, stirring continually until chocolate is fully melted and mixed with the cream. Remove from heat and allow to cool.