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Chocolate Wave Zucchini Bread
Ingredients
- 1 1/3 cups white sugar
- 1/3 cup shortening
- 2 eggs
- 1.5 cups grated zucchini
- 1/3 cup water
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 0.5 teaspoon salt
- 0.25 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/3 cup chopped walnuts
- 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/3 cup mini semi-sweet chocolate chips
Steps
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9×5-inch loaf pan; set aside.
- Beat sugar and shortening together in a large bowl using an electric mixer; beat in eggs. Beat in zucchini, water, and vanilla extract. Beat in flour, pumpkin pie spice, baking soda, salt, and baking powder. Stir in walnuts.
- Divide batter in half in two separate bowls; stir cocoa powder and chocolate chips into one half. Pour plain batter into the prepared loaf pan; pour chocolate batter on top.
- Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into center comes out clean, about 1 hour. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pan. Store in the refrigerator.