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Correo Electrónico
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Ingredientes
- 1 1/2 cups (3 sticks) unsalted butter, melted
- 5 cups (640 g) AP flour
- 5 t baking powder
- 1 t ground Ceylon cinnamon
- 1 t ground cardamom
- 1 t fine sea salt
- 5 cups shredded zucchini, squeezed dry (from 4-5 medium zucchini, with seeds scraped out first)
- 6 large eggs
- 3 cups sugar
- zest of one orange (about 1 T)
- 2 T fresh orange juice
- 1 t vanilla
- For the glaze:
- 2 1/2 cups confectionersâ sugar
- 2 pinches of ground cardamom
- 5 T fresh orange juice
- 1 T fresh lemon juice
- 1/4 teaspoon finely grated orange zest
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