Chocolate Orange Zucchini Bread

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

3/4 cup good quality non-dutched cocoa powder

1 tsp cardamom

2 tsp cinnamon

1 tsp salt

2 1/2 tsp baking powder

1 1/2 tsp baking soda

1 1/2 cups sucanat

3 eggs

2 tsp vanilla

1/2 cup fat free buttermilk

1/2 cup canola oil

3 cups grated zucchini

Zest from 2 or 3 oranges

1-2 cups chocolate chips

1-2 cups chopped walnuts

Method:

Grease two loaf pans. Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.

Combine dry ingredients in a large bowl. In a separate bowl, combine wet ingredients. Mix together with a wooden spoon until well-blended. It should be a thick batter, so if it is too dry, add more zucchini. If it is too wet, add more flour. Stir in the chocolate chips and walnuts, then fill two 4x9 inch loaf pans (about 3/4th's full). Bake about one hour, or until done in the center. The top will crack and a skewer inserted into the center will come out with a few crumbs, and possibly some melted chocolate from the chips. It may take an hour and a half to cook through.