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Cinnamon Zucchini Bundt Cake | A Nerd Cooks
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Cinnamon Zucchini Bundt Cake

This Cinnamon Zucchini Bundt Cake is a great alternative to zucchini bread. Plus, who doesn't love a Bundt cake?
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time1 hour
cooling20 minutes
Total Time1 hour 35 minutes
Course: Cake
Cuisine: American
Servings: 12
Calories: 512kcal
Author: Lauren Pacek

Ingredients

For the Bundt cake

  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 8 oz. cream cheese room temperature
  • 2 cups granulated sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 16 tablespoon unsalted butter melted and cooled
  • 2 cups zucchini shredded

For the cinnamon sugar

  • cup granulated sugar
  • 1 tablespoon cinnamon

For the glaze

  • ½ cup powdered sugar
  • ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
  • ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1-2 teaspoon milk

Instructions

To make the cake

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour a Bundt pan and set aside.
  • In a medium-sized bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon. Set aside.
  • In the bowl of a stand mixer, cream the cream cheese and sugar together for 2 minutes. Add the eggs one at a time, mixing well between additions.
  • Add the vanilla extract and melted butter. Beat for 3 minutes.
  • In 2 batches, add the flour mixture until it is just incorporated. Add the shredded zucchini and mix again until just incorporated.

To make the cinnamon swirl

  • Mix the sugar and cinnamon together in a small bowl.
  • Pour half of the cake batter into the prepared Bundt pan. Sprinkle the cinnamon sugar mixture evenly over the batter. Top with the remaining batter and smooth with a spatula.
  • Bake for 1 hour, or until a knife/toothpick comes out clean when inserted into the center. Allow the cake to cool in the pan for 20 minutes before turning the cake out onto a wire rack to cool completely.

To make the glaze

  • Whisk all ingredients together in a small bowl. Add more milk if you want a thinner glaze. Drizzle the glaze over the cooled cake.

Nutrition

Serving: 1 | Calories: 512kcal | Carbohydrates: 70g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 24g | Saturated Fat: 14g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 106mg | Sodium: 304mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 45g