Chocolate Zucchini Cake with Sweet Potato Frosting

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ChristinaN

subheading: Chocolate Zucchini Cake:

1 pound (453 g) zucchini (about 4 small), trimmed

2½ cups (360 g) white whole wheat flour

½ cup (48 g) unsweetened cocoa powder

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1 teaspoon baking soda

½ teaspoon baking powder

½ teaspoon salt

1½ cups (312 g) sugar

1 cup (245 g) buttermilk, at room temperature

½ cup (112 g) grapeseed or other neutral oil

3 large eggs, at room temperature

1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

1 cup (180 g) semisweet chocolate chips

subheading: Sweet Potato Frosting:

1 (15-ounce; 425-g) can pure sweet potato puree

10 ounces (283 g) semisweet or bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped (1⅔ cups)

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