Aunt Barbara’s Chocolate Squash Cake

Aunt Barbara's Chocolate Squash Cake
Source: https://www.myplate.gov/recipes/supplemental-nutrition-assistance-program-snap/aunt-barbaras-chocolate-squash-cake

Ingredients

1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 package cake mix, dark chocolate
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
3 eggs
1 1/4 cups water
1 cup squash (shredded or finely chopped)
1/4 chopped walnuts (1/4 cup, optional)

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour a 10″ tube or bundt pan.
2. In a large bowl, combine cake mix and cinnamon.
3. Add eggs, water, and oil. Blend until combined, then beat with an electric mixer for 2 minutes on medium speed.
4. Fold in squash. Add nuts if you like.
5. Pour into prepared pan. Bake for 50 minutes to 1 hour, until cake springs back when lightly touched.

Notes

Other Ideas:

  • Use a greased 9×13-inch pan. Bake for 45 minutes.
  • To lighten cake, try 6 egg whites in place of whole egg.
  • Replace 1/2 cup oil with 1/2 cup applesauce.

 

Learn more about summer squash.

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