Chocolate Zucchini Two Bite Cakies

I’m happy to announce that I have found the solution to every woman’s chocolate craving. These little buggers make me melt! It’s actually a cake recipe but I modified it a bit to make it in my mini muffin pan, so they’re two bites. That way you feel less guilty eating one. or two. or five.

Chocolate Zucchini Two Bite Cakies

2 cups all purpose flour
1/2 cup cocoa powder
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp baking powder (overflowing a little)
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup white sugar
1 tsp vanilla
3 eggs
2 cups grated zucchini (packed down)
1 cup white chocolate chips (or a mix)

1. Whisk the first five ingredients together in a medium bowl.
2. Beat the butter with the sugar until creamed. Add vanilla and beat. Add one egg at a time, blending well between each.
3. Spoon in the flour mixture, reserving 1/2 a cup. Mix until well combined.
4. Toss the grated zucchini with the remaining flour mixture. Add this and the chocolate chips to the batter.
5. Spoon into a greased mini muffin tin, and bake at 350 for 10-12 minutes. Fork should come out clean when they’re done.

You won’t need icing for these – they’re rich enough as is.

Dry, Hot July Gardening

Update! I can’t believe the green. We’ve been eating snap peas like crazy. Things are certainly taking up the space that the seed package warned! The brussels sprouts especially, those leaves are huge! My favorite right now is the lettuce – I have let three of each kind do their thing, and they have become amazing trees that I can just pluck leaves off of. Very cool!

A bit of an ongoing battle with pests – I found stink bug babies all over the cukes and zucchini and used a soap and water spray that was too strong. I lost the zucchinis, unfortunately, and the cucumber plants are just starting to recover. I’m starting a second batch of zucchini, they might not have much time to produce a lot of fruit, but it’s worth a shot!

As for the pumpkins, I have transplanted my new babies into the garden. We are also going to put some in the community garden, see how the difference in soil works for them.  As long as we get a couple of guys to carve into jack-o-lanterns I’m happy.

Next up: moth balls to repel the little white cabbage moths, and an update you on how the 5-10-5 fertilizer works on the watermelon and the new pumpkins!