Many Flavored Zucchini Cake

Many Flavored Zucchini Cake

1 box cake mix (any flavor- chocolate, spice, lemon, etc)

2 cups grated zucchini

4 eggs

1 sm pkg instant pudding to compliment the cake mix

3/4 cup oil

1 tsp extract to compliment the cake mix & pudding (I used burnt sugar and rum with the spice)

1/2 c pecans

Mix together all ingredients, 3 mins by hand and 1 min. by stand mixer. Pour into greased pan and bake at 350°. Use time noted on cake mix box for the pan you choose (bundt, cupcakes, 9x13). Frost with cream cheese frosting if desired.

NOTE: I have made this as a chocolate cake, lemon cake and now a spice cake. You can make 12 cupcakes and a 8x8 pan from one recipe. Moist and versatile. My kind of recipe. :o)

Debby's Apple-Walnut Cake

(This is an incredibly moist cake.  It does not need frosting.  Maybe just a small dollop of whipped cream if you are feeling the need for calories, but it's sweet enough and flavorful enough to stand on it's own with some cold milk or hot coffee.)

3 eggs
1 c. oil
2 c. sugar
2 c. flour
1 tsp. cinnamon *
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla
1 c. chopped walnuts
4 c. chopped apples

Beat the eggs and oil until foamy.  Add the sugar and beat until light and thick.  Sift the dry ingredients together and fold into the batter.  Stir in the vanilla.  (I added this after the sugar.)  Stir in the nuts and apples.  Spoon into a greased 9x13" baking dish.  Bake for 50 mins. at 350°. 

* I used 3/4 tsp cinnamon and 1/4 tsp cardamom.