Chocolate Zucchini Cake (Grainless) with Cream Cheese Frosting

i'm getting more brave in the kitchen now as i'm heading into my seventh (or is it eighth!?) week of candida cleanse. indeed, i have made a chocolate cake! okay, I know what you're thinking. zucchini??? but, trust me, it makes the cake yummy and moist! you don't taste anything but chocolate cake! all the dry ingredients you can find at bobsredmill.com, or at a local natural food store (bob's red mill brand is best). i based this recipe off of one from my nutritionist (bless her soul for being so brilliant!), but made my own changes. everything I used was organic, but doesn't have to be.

Blend well together:

3 eggs

1 1/2 cups xylitol (form of sugar that's safer for blood sugar levels, but you could use regular sugar)

Then add and mix thoroughly:

1 1/2 cups zucchini, peeled and finely shredded

1 1/2 cups oil (walnut or grapeseed or almond are much healthier than canola)

1 tsp vanilla

In a seperate bowl, mix well together:

1 1/2 tsp baking soda

1 tsp cinnamon (you can take or leave this)

1/4 tsp salt

1 tsp xanthan gum (this stuff's essential to hold it all together! there's no gluten in here at all!)

1 cup almond flour

2 cups sorghum flour

1 cup tapioca flour

1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa

Add dry ingredients to wet and mix just until moist. Then add (optional):

1/2 cup chocolate chips and/or 1/2 cup carob chips

1/2 cup chopped walnuts or pecans

Bake in one pan for thick cake, or two pans to make a two-layer cake. Pans should be greased, buttered, or parchment papered. Bake at 350 degrees for 20-40 minutes depending on depth of batter, and until toothpick comes out clean. These also make great muffins.

Cream Cheese Frosting-

Mix and beat thoroughly till fluffy:

1 cube softened butter or earth balance

8-10 oz cream cheese (i used goat cream cheese)

1 tsp vanilla

1/2 - 2/3 cup xylitol (or regular sugar)

Spread on well-cooled cake. Decorate with fresh rasberries, strawberries, blueberries, or chocolate shavings.

here's my cake! it's hilarious how exciting this dessert is to someone who can't eat wheat or sugar! :)