Recipe and source notes

Chocolate Asparagus Bundt Cake

12 servings Source yield

Ingredients

  • For the cake:
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/3 cup cocoa powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1-1/2 cups vegetable oil
  • 3 eggs, beaten
  • 2 cups grated fresh asparagus (about 1 pound), drained
  • 1 to 2 tablespoons grated orange peel
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1-1/2 cups chopped pecans

Make it step by step

  1. Preheat oven to 350° F.
  2. In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking soda, cinnamon, cocoa powder, and salt.
  3. Add oil, eggs, asparagus, orange peel and vanilla; mix well.
  4. Fold in pecans.
  5. Pour into a greased and floured 10-in. bundt pan. Bake for 1 hour or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes; remove from pan to a wire rack to cool completely.

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Recipe source

Adapted from Foodista by Anonymous, under CC BY 3.0. Formatting adapted; listed quantities and instructions are retained from the source.

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