Double Chocolate Zucchini Bread

Directions

1. 1
   Heat oven to 350°.
2. 2
   Butter and flour 2 loaf pans.
3. 3
   Whisk the flour with the cocoa, baking soda, cinnamon and cloves in a medium size bowl.
4. 4
   Beat butter and sugar in a medium bowl with a mixer on med high until light and fluffy, about 4 minutes.
5. 5
   While you're mixing, drizzle in the oil, then the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
6. 6
   Stir the vanilla into the buttermilk.
7. 7
   Mix the flour mixture into the butter mixture in 3 additions, alternating with the buttermilk, beginning and ending with the flour.
8. 8
   (Like this--flour, buttermilk, flour, buttermilk, flour) Scrape the sides of the bowl when needed.
9. 9
   Fold in the zucchini and chocolate.
10. 10
    Divide batter into the 2 pans.
11. 11
    Bake until tester comes out clean, about 55 minutes.
12. 12
    (be careful, the tester may look chocolatey from the chocolate in the bread--don't overbake) Cool in pans on rack before removing and slicing.