Chocolate Zucchini Bread for Your Valentine

If your Valentine loves to start the day with chocolate, bake this quick bread for Monday morning.  Recipe makes two loaves.

Ingredients:

3 eggs
3/4 cup oil
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon almond extract (optional)
3 cups flour (you can use 1 1/2 cups each whole wheat and unbleached white flour)
1/4 cup cocoa powder (or carob powder if chocolate seems a little too much for breakfast)
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
2 cups grated zucchini

Pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees F.  Beat together the eggs, oil, sugar, and extracts in a large bowl.  Add the cocoa powder or carob powder, flour, baking soda, baking powder and mix thoroughly.  Add the grated zucchini and blend in completely.  Grease two loaf pans.  Divide the mixture evenly between the two loaf pans.  Bake at 350 degrees for one hour.  Serve with nutella, cream cheese, or chocolate syrup!