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Carrot Cake Bread

This moist carrot loaf combines warm spices, applesauce, and sugars, then bakes before receiving a simple cream cheese topping.

$0.18per serving $
55 minstart to table
12servings

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Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup light brown sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/3 cup unsweetened applesauce
  • 1/4 cup oil
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 cup carrot
  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 tsp baking soda
  • 3/4 tsp baking powder
  • 3/4 tsp kosher salt
  • 2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp ground allspice
  • 2 oz cream cheese
  • 2 tbsp butter
  • 1/4 tsp vanilla extract
  • 3/4 cup powdered sugar

Steps

  1. Heat the oven to 350 F and grease a 9-by-5-inch loaf pan with cooking oil.
  2. Whisk the sugars, eggs, applesauce, oil, and vanilla in a large bowl.
  3. Stir in the carrot, flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and allspice until just combined.
  4. Spread the batter in the pan and bake for 40 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean.
  5. Cool the loaf in the pan for 5 minutes, then remove it and cool completely.
  6. Beat the cream cheese, butter, vanilla, and powdered sugar, then spread the topping over the cooled loaf.

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