Recipe for the day ~ Zucchini Brownies

Zucchini Brownies

(Courtesy of All Recipes)

Ingredients:

1/2 cup vegetable oil

1 1/2 cups white sugar

2 tspns vanilla extract

2 cups all-purpose flour

1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

1 1/2 tspns baking soda

1 tspn salt

2 cups shredded zucchini

1/2 cup chopped walnuts

6 Tbspns unsweetened cocoa powder

1/4 cup margarine

2 cups confectioner's sugar

1/4 cup milk

1/2 tspn vanilla extract

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350

Grease and flour a 9x13 baking pan

In a large bowl, mix together the oil, sugar, and 2 tspns vanilla extract until well blended

Combine the flour, 1/2 cup cocoa, baking soda and salt

Stir into the sugar mixture

Fold in the zucchini and walnuts

Spread evenly into the prepared pan

Bake for about 30 minutes

Frosting Directions:

Melt together the 6 Tbspns of cocoa and margarine

Set aside to cool

In a medium bowl, blend together the confectioner's sugar, milk and 1/2 tspn vanilla extract

Stir in the cocoa mixture

Spread over cooled brownies before cutting into squares