Chocolate, Zucchini, Sweet Potato, Cake

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup cocoa
• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 1/2 cup rye flour or buckwheat flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 3 eggs
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 1 1/2 cups brown sugar
• 1/2 cup honey
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• 1 cup grated zucchini
• 1 cup grated sweet potato
• 1 cup dried cherries, hydrated in
• 3 tablespoons rum or hot water
• 1 cup pecan, roughly chopped (optional)
• 1/2 cup chocolate chips (optional)

Glaze

• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 1/4 cup water or your favorite liqueur

Directions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

2. 2

   Butter and flour a bundt pan.

3. 3

   Sift together first 7 ingredients.

4. 4

   Set aside.

5. 5

   In a mixer mix oil, sugar, honey add eggs and vanilla.

6. 6

   Mix dry ingredients into egg mixture then add buttermilk.

7. 7

   Stir in remaining ingredients.

8. 8

   Pour into pan and bake for 50-60 minutes till toothpick comes out clean.

9. 9

   Let cool.

10. 10

    Invert onto cake dish.

11. 11

    Mix glaze and water and pour onto cake.