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Zucchini Bundt Cake with Orange Glaze

Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Course Dessert
Servings 1 14 cup bundt

Equipment

  • bundt pan
  • oven
  • shredder

Ingredients
  

Cake

  • ¾ cup unsalted butter melted, plus more for the pan
  • cups all-purpose flour
  • tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 lb zucchini about 2 medium
  • 3 large eggs room temp
  • cups granulated sugar
  • ½ tsp grated orange zest
  • 1 Tbsp fresh orange juice

Glaze

  • cups confectioners' sugar sifted
  • ¼ tsp grated orange zest
  • 3 Tbsp fresh orange juice

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 325℉. Brush a 14-cup Bundt pan with melted butter.
  • In a medium-sized bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt.
  • Grate zucchini on the large holes of a shredder or box grater. Squeeze zucchini dry in a clean kitchen towel (You will need about 2½ cups total). In a large bowl, stir together eggs, granulated sugar, melted butter, zucchini, orange zest, and juice. Stir in dry ingredients.
  • Transfer batter to prepared pan and bake about 60 minutes, or until cake tester (toothpick) comes out clean.
  • Transfer to a wire rack to cool for 10 minutes, then gently remove from the pan. Allow to cool completely before adding the glaze.
  • Whisk together all ingredients for the glaze. Thin the glaze with whole milk if necessary (don't add more than a tsp at a time). Drizzle glaze over the cake and serve.