Spicy Zucchini Cake With Brown Sugar Fudge Frosting

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 1 (18 1/4 ounce) package spice cake mix
• 1 (3 1/2 ounce) package vanilla instant pudding mix
• 4 eggs
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 2 1/2 cups grated medium zucchini (large zucchini tend to be much more seedy and wet)
• 3/4 cup chopped nuts
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/4 cup butter
• 2 tablespoons light cream (10% cream)
• 1 cup confectioners' sugar, sifted

Recipe

• 1 cake:
• 2 preheat oven to 350* and grease and flour a 10-inch tube pan.
• 3 in a large mixer bowl, combine cake mix, pudding mix, eggs, sour cream, and oil. beat on medium speed for 2 minutes. stir in zucchini and nuts, mixing well. spread batter evenly in prepared pan.
• 4 bake 60-65 minutes or until a cake tester inserted in center comes out clean. cool 25 minutes in pan on a wire rack, then remove cake and cool completely.
• 5 frosting:.
• 6 in a medium saucepan, combine brown sugar and butter. bring to a boil over medium heat, then simmer for 2 minutes, stirring constantly.
• 7 carefully stir in cream. return mixture to a boil, then remove from heat. cool slightly.
• 8 put confectioner's sugar into a large mixer bowl. pour warm brown sugar mixture on top. beat on low speed just until smooth and creamy, about 2 minutes. quickly spread on top and partially down sides of cake. cool to let frosting set before cutting.