Hot sunny and my one and only Zucchini cake recipe

Good Morning Augusta

This morning we have mostly sunny skies with an expected high of 92ºF. Winds SW at 10 to 20 mph.

Tonight we'll have clear skies with a low of 66ºF. Winds W at 10 to 15 mph.

The readings from my weather instruments are:

Humidity is 70%, the dew point is 55ºF and outside it's  65.7ºF.

The wind direction is  South between 0.2 MPH and 2.5 MPH, with a heat index of 67ºF.

The Barometric pressure is 29.75 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun.

The UV rating is 1 out of 16, Sunrise is 4:54 a.m. Sunset is 8:23 P.M. Moon rise is 9:56 p.m., Moon set is 6:46 p.m., and the moon phase is a Full Moon being 97% illuminated.

The RAW METAR reading from Augusta's airport this morning is:

METAR KAUG 111053Z AUTO 20004KT 10SM CLR 16/12 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP126 T01610122

Visibility is 10.0 Miles / 16.1 Kilometers with clear skies and really hot temps.

We didn't receive any rain over the past 24 hours.

Space Weather for this morning is:

Today's Solar flux is 78, the solar wind speed is 306 Kilometers per second and the chance of a solar storm is 1%.

In my humble opinion, this recipe is perhaps the most palatable way to eat zucchini.

CHOCOLATE ZUCCHINI CAKE

½ cup butter

1 ¾ cups sugar

½ cup vegetable oil

2 eggs

½ cup buttermilk or sour milk

½ cup cocoa

1 tsp. vanilla

½ tsp. baking powder

1 tsp. baking soda

1 tsp. salt

2 ½ cups flour

2 cups grated zucchini

½ cup chocolate chips (or more!)

½ cup chopped nuts

Directions:

1.         Cream together butter, oil, and sugar.

2.         Blend in egg, buttermilk, vanilla.

3.         Stir in dry ingredients, zucchini, and some chocolate chips.

4.         Pour into a greased and floured 9"x13" baking pan.

5.         Sprinkle the remaining chips and nuts over top of cake.

6.         Bake at 325⁰ about 50 minutes.