Chocolate & Yogurt Zucchini Bread 巧克力优格夏南瓜面包

I happened to buy 3 pieces zucchini for only three dollars at the market the other day. Don't know what to do with them, I google searched for a recipe and came across my friend Zerrin of Give Recipe shared this quick bread recipe, Chocolate Yogurt Zucchini Bread.  Zucchini doesn't have a lot of flavour but it gives a nice moist texture and I love that this recipe little oil is used. With the yogurt and chocolate chips added also made this bread taste so delicious. Thanks to Zerrin for sharing this great recipe.

Chocolate & Yogurt Zucchini Bread

Ingredients:

      2 large Eggs (70g each)
      1/2 cup Vegetable oil (65g)
      1 cup Sugar (I used 3/4 cup - 135g)
      1/2 cup Yogurt (100g)
      1.5 cup Flour (170g)
      1/3 cup Valrhona cocoa powder (25g)
      1.5 tsp Baking powder
      1/4 tsp Salt
      1 tsp Vanilla extract
      3 cups grated and lightly squeezed Zucchini (about 200g)
      1 cup Chocolate chips (100g)

      Method:

• Preheat oven to 350F (180C). Grease 2 small loaf pan (I used one long loaf pan) and set aside.
• In a large bowl, beat eggs and sugar with a hand whisk. Add in oil, yogurt and vanilla extract, mix well.Add in sifted cocoa powder and mix with a spatula.
• Mix flour, salt and baking powder together and sift it into egg wet mixture. Stir until smooth, but don't overdo it.
• Add in grated zucchini and stir just until it is coasted with the batter.
• Mix in 3/4 of chocolate chips into batter and fold to just combined. Don't overmix it.
• Pour batter into prepared pan and top with the remaining chocolate chips and bake for about 50 minutes or skewer inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.
• Let it cool completely before slicing and serving.

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巧克力优格夏南瓜面包

     材料：
     2个 全蛋 （约70克一个）
     65克 植物油
     135克 细糖
     100克 优格
     170克 面粉
     25克 可可粉
     1.5茶匙 发粉
     1/4茶匙 盐
     1 茶匙 Vanilla香精
     200克 夏南瓜，洗净，刨成细丝，挤干
     100克 巧克力粒

     做法：

• 预热烤箱至180度。准备两个小长方形烤盘，抹油。（我是用一个长方形烤盘），备用。
• 将鸡蛋和糖放入一个大碗中，搅匀。加入油，优格和香精，搅匀。筛入可可粉，用朔胶刮刀拌均。
• 将面粉，盐和发粉一起筛入蛋糊里，翻拌至顺滑但不要过度搅拌。
• 然后加入夏南瓜丝到面糊里，拌匀。
• 加入3/4的巧克力粒，拌匀即可。
• 倒入烤盘，把剩余的巧克力粒铺在表层上。放进预热烤箱烘烤约50分钟或牙签插入蛋糕内部，拔出后没有粘糊，就表示熟了。
• 让蛋糕完全冷却了才脱模切片享用。

***夏南瓜(zucchini)也称为西葫芦。口感清脆。在食用上可多种变化，如凉拌生吃，炬烤，炒吃，也很适合拌入蛋糕里，让蛋糕整体更湿润轻柔。