Dees Blue Ribbon Zucchini Cake Recipes

DEE'S BLUE RIBBON ZUCCHINI CAKE/BREAD

Steps:

• Slice, seed and coarsely grate 2 to 4 large zucchini.
• Place about a handful or two of the grated zucchini into cheesecloth, or a clean cotton dish towel (do not use a terry cloth dish towel), and squeeze it until very dry; repeat with the remaining grated zucchini.
• Measure out 2 well packed cups of the prepared zucchini for the recipe.
• Grease and flour a 12 cup bundt pan (or two 8x4-inch loaf pans).
• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• In a bowl, sift together the flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, pumpkin pie spice, baking powder, salt, and baking soda.
• In a large bowl, beat eggs until light.
• Gradually add sugar, and continue beating until thick and lemon colored.
• Continue beating egg/sugar mixture, while adding the oil in a thin stream, beat until all is well blended.
• By hand, stir in vanilla, zucchini, nuts and raisins.
• Add the sifted dry ingredients, and stir until well mixed.
• Pour batter into prepared pan(s).
• Bake at 350°F for 60 to 75 minutes or until a cake tester (or wooden toothpick) inserted into the center comes out clean.
• Remove from oven and place pan(s) on wire rack to cool.
• Let cool in the pan(s) for about 5 minutes, remove cake from pan(s) and return the cake to the wire rack to continue cooling.
• Cake should be completely cooled before slicing.

ZUCCHINI RIBBONS WITH HERBED BUTTER

Steps:

• Slice the zucchini into long ribbons 1/16-inch thick using a mandoline slicer.
• Add the butter and oil to a large saute pan over medium-high heat. Add the shallots then the zucchini in two batches and toss through the hot butter and oil, using tongs, until soft, a good 4 to 5 minutes. Add the basil, parsley and lemon zest at the very end. Season the zucchini with salt and pepper and stir. Transfer to a serving bowl.

BLUE RIBBON ZUCCHINI NUT BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
• Sift together plain flour, cinnamon, baking soda, salt and baking powder.
• Beat eggs well.
• Gradually add sugar and oil, beat together well.
• Add vanilla and dry ingredients from above blend well.
• Stir in the zucchini.
• Combine walnuts and 1 tsp of flour, stir this into the batter.
• Pour batter between two 2 greased (I use baking paper) 8 1/2" x 4 1/2" x 2 1/2" loaf tins.
• Bake for 1 hour or till tests done (skewer poked in the middle comes out clean).
• Cool in tins on racks for 10 minutes before removing from tins, cool on racks.

ZUCCHINI CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a 9 x 13 inch baking dish.
• 2. In a medium bowl whisk together flour, sugar, brown sugar, salt, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg and allspice. In a separate large bowl stir together grated zucchini, vegetable oil, eggs and vanilla extract. Add the flour mixture to the zucchini mixture in several intervals mixing just until combined. Fold in the chopped walnuts.
• 3. Pour batter into prepared baking dish. Bake for 40-55 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean or with moist crumbs. Do not over-bake; start checking at 40 minutes and every 5 minutes thereafter. Cool completely.
• 4. Using a mixer beat together the cream cheese, butter, brown sugar and vanilla until light, fluffy and smooth. Then spread on the fully cooled cake. This cake needs to be refrigerated because of the cream cheese frosting.

BLUE RIBBON ZUCCHINI CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Mix zucchini, sugar, eggs, oil raisins, nuts and wheat germ together in large bowl. Sift together baking soda and powder, flour, cinnamon and salt. Combine sifted mixture with zucchini mixture. Mix thoroughly. Pour batter into greased 10 inch pan. Bake for 1 1/2 hours.

BLUE RIBBON ZUCCHINI CAKE

Steps:

• Mix zucchini, sugar, eggs, oil, raisins, nuts and wheat germ, together in large bowl. Sift together, baking soda and powder, flour, cinnamon and salt. Combine sifted mixture with zucchini mixture. Mix thoroughly. Pour batter into greased 10 inch pan, Bake at 300 dregrees for 1 1/2 hours

SAUTEED ZUCCHINI RIBBONS

Steps:

• Cut zucchini lengthwise into 1/8-inch-thick slices using slicer. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a 12-inch heavy skillet over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then sauté garlic, stirring, until golden, about 2 minutes. Remove garlic with a slotted spoon and discard.
• Add half of zucchini to garlic oil and sauté, turning and stirring frequently, until just tender but not golden, about 5 minutes. Sprinkle with 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/8 teaspoon pepper. Transfer to a platter using tongs.
• Heat remaining tablespoon oil, then sauté and season remaining zucchini in same manner and transfer to platter. Sprinkle zucchini with zest and toss gently using tongs.