Zucchini Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting. The perfect summer dessert for using up leftover zucchini. It might sound weird, but it's actually really good. It's the perfect summer cake and people of all ages love it!

As per most recipes that I get my hands on, I had to turn it into a cake. This recipe will quickly become a family favorite. This is probably one of the best zucchini cakes I have ever had. You can cook Zucchini Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting using 19 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Zucchini Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

1. You need 3 of eggs.
2. You need 1/2 cup of vegetable oil.
3. Prepare 3/4 cup of applesauce.
4. It's 3/4 cup of brown sugar.
5. It's 3/4 cup of sugar.
6. Prepare 2 tsp. of vanilla extract.
7. You need 2 1/2 cups of flour.
8. Prepare 1/4 tsp. of baking powder.
9. Prepare 2 tsp. of baking soda.
10. It's 1 1/2 tsp. of cinnamon.
11. You need 1/2 tsp. of nutmeg.
12. Prepare 1/2 tsp. of salt.
13. You need 2 cups of shredded zucchini.
14. It's of Cream Cheese Frosting:.
15. It's 1 (8 oz.) of cream cheese, room temperature.
16. It's 1/4 cup of softened butter.
17. It's 3 cups of powdered sugar.
18. It's 1 tsp. of vanilla extract.
19. You need 1/2 cup of chopped walnuts, if desired.

Low in fat, high in fiber and extremely moist. It's probably the healthiest cake you'll ever make! You'll fall in love with my easy Chocolate Chip Zucchini Bread! It's the perfect way use up zucchini!

Zucchini Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting step by step

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. To a large bowl add eggs, oil, applesauce, sugars and vanilla extract. Mix well..
2. Add baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt; mix well..
3. Add zucchini..
4. Lastly add flour mixing until thoroughly combined..
5. Place mixture into greased 9x13 baking dish and bake for 30 to 35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean..
6. Allow cake to completely cool before making the frosting. When ready, combine all frosting ingredients in a small bowl..
7. Spread evenly over cake. Top with walnuts if desired..
8. Enjoy!.

In my notes below, I mentioned that the cake was runny the first. If you're wondering what to do with all that zucchini from your garden, look no further than this impressive yet effortless dessert recipe. The lemon and zucchini truly shine in this cake. Lemon Zucchini Cake With Lemon Cream Cheese Frost. You can add raisins, walnuts, and/or shredded coconut if you wish; but it's also quite delicious without any optional ingredients.