Dina, who is a childcare educator at Viraajs day care , is an ex-chef and had this recipe which wowed all the children, so this post is dedicated to her .

Ingredients

To cream together

• 125 gm butter
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 1 +3/4 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla essence

Sour milk

• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/2 tsp lemon juice

Dry ingredients( sieve twice to ensure they get well mixed)

• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon powder
• pinch of ground cloves( here ive reduced the qty which dina had)
• 2 +1/4 cups plain flour

4 tablespoons dark cocoa powder

To add

2 cups of grated zucchini

• 1/4 cups of dark chocolate chips

method

1. preheat oven to 180 C/ 375 F.
2. cream butter, sugaroil then add in eggs and vanilla till well blended
3. Mix in milk and lemon juice.( the acid in the lemon juice helps the baking soda to act). +the baking soda when used with cocoa powder gives it a richer darker colour.
4. Add in the dry ingredients to the creamed mix.
5. Stir in the zucchini.pour into large cake tin or 2 loaf tins, and bake for 40-45 minutes.
6. Check that’s done by inserting a toothpick or wooden skewer in the center, it should come out clean.