Carrot Bread With Cream Cheese Icing |
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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 75 Minutes |
Ready In: 75 Minutes Servings: 16 |
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Hands on time for this bread is 20 mins. Had lots of carrots and this bread was perfect for them. Ingredients:
2 c flour |
2/3 c packed brown sugar |
2 tsp baking powder |
1 tsp ground cinnamon |
1/2 tsp ground cardamom or nutmeg |
1/4 tsp baking soda |
1 tsp salt |
2 c shredded carrots |
2 beaten eggs |
2/3 c milk |
1/3 c canola oil |
1 recipe cream cheese icing(below) |
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350' Grease bottom and 1/2 up sides of 8x4 loaf pan or three small loaf pans;set aside.
2. In bowl,stir together flour,brown sugar,baking powder,cinnamon,cardamom or nutmeg,soda and salt. In another bowl,combine carrots,eggs,milk and oil;add to dry ingredients,stirring just till moistened.
3. Pour batter into prepared pan or pans. Bake 55 mins to 60 mins for large loaf or 30-35 mins for small loaves(check 10 to 15 mins. before end of baking time,if getting too brown,cover loosely with foil). Cool in pan 10 mins;remove,cool completely on rack.
4. Wrap in foil;store overnight before slicing. Store up to 3 days at room temp. or freeze up to 3 month. . Glaze with cream cheese icing just before serving.
5. Cream Cheese Icing: Whisk together 1 oz. (2 TB ) cream cheese,3/4 c powdered sugar,and a little milk(3 to 4 tsp) until smooth and glazelike. Drizzle over carrot bread.
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