Lightened Zucchini Cake

This is a #recipe that will hopefully stay in your #family's recipe box for years to come! http…

A lot of kids tend to turn up their noses at zucchini. I like green zucchini, especially when it's turned into Zucchini Coins , but admittedly it's one of those vegetables that can taste limp and bland if not prepared with some extra love. My mom used to take pounds of grated zucchini and create a rockin' cake with it when I was a kid. Moist with a tender crumb, it was one of those treats I always looked forward to eating. A few weeks ago I received an email from a reader requesting a lightened up version of her family's cherished Zucchini Cake recipe which had been passed down over the years. She sent me the recipe to see if I could figure out a way to reduce the huge amounts of sugar it called for, 3 cups to be exact. I cut out the white sugar, swapping it out for just a half cup of brown sugar to sweeten it up, and what resulted was almost like a tea cake. With the addi...

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