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loaf of chocolate bread on a cooling rack

Cream Cheese Filled Zucchini Bread

Decadent chocolate zucchini quick bread with a tasty cream cheese filling.
4.50 from 8 votes
Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 35 minutes
Course Bread: Quick Breads
Cuisine American
Servings 24 slices (2 loaves)
Calories 214 kcal

Ingredients
  

Batter:

  • 2 cups flour
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 1 ½ tsp baking soda
  • 6 Tbsp cocoa
  • ½ cup oil
  • 1 cup sugar
  • ¼ cup brown sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 2 tsp vanilla
  • ½ cup sour cream
  • 3 cups shredded zucchini
  • zest of 1 orange
  • ¾ cup mini chocolate chips

Filling:

  • 6 oz cream cheese softened
  • cup sugar
  • 2 tsp orange zest
  • 1 Tbsp flour
  • 1 egg

Instructions
 

  • Grease and flour two large loaf pans. (8 or 9") Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
  • For filling, beat cream cheese in a small bowl till smooth. Beat in sugar, zest, and flour till smooth. Add egg and beat till thoroughly mixed. Set aside.
  • For bread, whisk together flour, salt, soda, and cocoa in a small mixing bowl. Stir in the chocolate chips and set aside.
  • In a large mixing bowl, beat oil, sugars, eggs, and vanilla till creamy. Stir in sour cream, zucchini, and orange zest. Add dry ingredients and chips and stir just till moistened.
  • Spread 1/4 of the batter in the bottom of each pan. Then add half of the filling to each pan. Divide the remaining batter between the two pans.
  • Bake for 60-80 minutes. (Depends on the size of your loaf pans.) When the bread is done, a toothpick inserted into the chocolate part should come out clean.
  • Cool in pans for about 10 minutes before removing to cooling racks.

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 214kcalCarbohydrates: 28gProtein: 3gFat: 10gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0.03gCholesterol: 38mgSodium: 158mgPotassium: 137mgFiber: 1gSugar: 18gVitamin A: 237IUVitamin C: 6mgCalcium: 33mgIron: 1mg
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