Chocolate Zucchini Bread

Ingredeints:

1 cup sugar
1/4 cup cooking oil
1 egg, beaten
1/3 cup applesauce (unsweetened or sweetened)
1/2 tsp vanilla
1 1/4 cup flour
1/4 cup cocoa powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 cup buttermilk (or 2 tsp lemon juice + enough milk to make 1/4 cup)
1 cup shredded zucchini
1/2 cup chocolate chips

With a hand blender, beat sugar and oil.  Add egg, applesauce and vanilla.  Beat well.  Add buttermilk.  Combine dry ingredients with a whisk, then mix into wet ingredients until just combined.  Stir in zucchini.  Pour into a sprayed loaf pan (with baking spray that contains flour) and top with chocolate chips.  Bake at 350 degrees for about 45 minutes, until toothpick comes out clean.  Cool on a rack for at least 15 minutes before turning out of pan.