Chocolate Zucchini Cake:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour to 8-inch baking pans. Set aside.
• In a medium-size bowl whisk together flour, cocoa (sifted), baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon. Set aside.
• Using a stand mixer or a regular mixer cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy; about three minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, until each is fully combined. Continue to mix adding vanilla extract and the zest of one orange.
• Add the flour mixture in thirds alternating with whole milk; begin and end with the flour mixture. Mix on low speed only until combined. Don't overmix. Fold in zucchini and nuts with a spatula.
• Bake for 35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle returns clean. Let cakes cool for five minutes in the pan and then flip them out onto wire racks to cool completely.
• Once the cakes have cooled, make the Cream Cheese Frosting. In a large bowl beat together cream cheese, butter and vanilla extract. Once combined continue to beat in confectioners' sugar on low speed. (If not using right away, place frosting in the refrigerator.)
• Frost completely cooled cake and place cake in the refrigerator until ready to serve.