Easy Chocolate Zucchini Cake

1 pk Deep chocolate cake mix

1 ts Ground cinnamon

3 lg Eggs

1/2 c Crisco oil

1 1/4 c Water

1 c Zucchini; shredded; unpared

Frosting 6 oz Cream cheese; softened

1/3 c Butter or margarine; soften

1 1/2 ts Vanilla extract

3 1/2 c Powdered sugar

1 ts Milk

1/4 c Nuts; chopped

Preheat oven to 350~. Grease and flour 10" tube pan. Combine dry cake mix and cinnamon in large mixer bowl. Add eggs; oil and water; blend, then beat 2 minutes at medium speed; fold in zucchini. Turn batter into pan and spread evenly. Bake at 350~ for 50-60 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan on rack for 25 minutes. Remove from pan; cool completely on rack.

For frosting, beat cream cheese, butter and vanilla in bowl. Add powdered sugar and milk; mix until creamy. Add powdered sugar to thicken or milk to thin as needed. Spread on COOLED cake. Sprinkle with nuts. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
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