Orange Poppy Seed Zucchini Cake

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Ingredients

  • 1 serving cooking spray
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 0.25 teaspoon baking powder
  • 0.25 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 0.25 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 0.25 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 3 eggs
  • 1.5 cups white sugar
  • 0.5 cup brown sugar
  • 1 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 orange, zested
  • 2 cups grated zucchini
  • 1 cup mixed dried fruit
  • 0.25 cup poppy seeds
  • 1 cup confectioners' sugar
  • 0.25 cup orange juice

Steps

  1. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Coat an 8×12-inch baking pan with cooking spray.
  2. Whisk flour, cinnamon, baking soda, salt, baking powder, cloves, nutmeg, and ginger together in a bowl; set aside.
  3. Beat eggs in a large bowl with an electric mixer until smooth; beat in white sugar and brown sugar until incorporated. Mix in vegetable oil; gradually beat in flour mixture until batter is smooth. Stir in orange zest; fold in zucchini, dried fruit, and poppy seeds. Pour batter into the prepared pan.
  4. Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into center comes out clean, 45 to 55 minutes. Cool in the pan, about 10 minutes.
  5. Mix confectioners' sugar and orange juice together in a small bowl; set glaze aside.
  6. Prick cake all over with a fork; drizzle glaze on top. Cool cake completely before serving, about 30 minutes.
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