Chocolate Zucchini Cake

From Betty Lohmir

1 cup brown sugar

1/2 cup white sugar

1/2 cup butter

1/2 cup oil

3 extra large eggs

1/2 cup buttermilk (or 1/2 tbsp lemon juice plus the rest of 1/2 cup)

1 tsp vanilla

2 1/2 cups flour

2 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp cinnamon

1/2 tsp allspice (or 1/4 tsp cloves)

4 tbsp Hershey's Cocoa

2 cups shredded zucchini (see note below on shredding)

1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

Cream the sugars, butter and oil together. Add in the eggs, buttermilk and vanilla. Mix all the dry ingredients together in a separate bowl (flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, allspice and cocoa). Mix into the wet ingredients in small portions. Shred the zucchini and lightly drain (I just put it on paper towels for a few minutes). Mix in the zucchini to the batter. Pour into a greased 9 by 13 baking pan.

Sprinkle the chocolate chips into the batter. Bake at 325 for about 40-45 minutes. Cool and then frost (I used my whipping cream frosting).