Chocolate Zucchini Bread

Directions

1. 1
   Preheat oven to 350°.
2. 2
   In a large mixing bowl combine eggs, sugar, oil, and vanilla, mix well.
3. 3
   In microwave melt 2 tbsp butter-add cocoa powder, mix well, and cool.
4. 4
   Grate zucchini.
5. 5
   Add zucchini and cocoa powder mix to the bowl, mix well.
6. 6
   In another bowl add flour, baking soda, cinnamon, salt.
7. 7
   Blend dry ingredients into the zucchini mix.
8. 8
   Toss chocolate chips with 2 tsp flour (this will prevent them from sinking to the bottom), add to the mixture mix in chopped nuts.
9. 9
   Grease and flour 2 loaf pans.
10. 10
    Pour batter into 2 loaf pans.
11. 11
    Bake 60-70 minutes until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
12. 12
    Cool on rack for 10 minutes in the pans, remove and cool on rack.