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Carrot Bread
Carrot Bread with Cream Cheese Frosting is packed with shredded carrots, nuts, and coconut, then iced with a thick layer of everybody's favorite frosting!
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
1 hr
Total Time
1 hr 15 mins
Servings: 10 slices
Calories: 505 kcal
Course:
Breakfast
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 cup white sugar
- 3/4 cup vegetable oil
- 2 large eggs
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp ground ginger
- 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
- 1/8 tsp ground cloves
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 1 1/2 cups shredded carrot
- 3/4 cup walnuts, finely chopped
- 3/4 cup sweetened shredded coconut
Cream cheese frosting
- 4 ounces cream cheese, brick style
- 3 Tbsp unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 Pinch salt
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F and line a 9x5 loaf pan with parchment paper.
- Whisk together the sugar, oil, eggs, vanilla extract, baking soda, spices, and salt.
- Add the flour and mix to combine.
- Fold in the carrots, walnuts, and coconut.
- Mix until everything is evenly combined, but don't over mix.
- Spread the batter into your prepared baking pan and even out the top.
- Bake for about 60-70 minutes until risen and fully cooked.
- Allow the cake to cool before frosting.
- To make the cream cheese frosting, add all of the ingredients to the bowl of a food processor.
- Process briefly until smooth. Scrape down the sides if necessary to get all the dry sugar incorporated.
- Frost the cooled loaf cake generously.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
505kcal
(25%)
Carbohydrates
55g
(18%)
Protein
5g
(10%)
Fat
33g
(51%)
Saturated Fat
21g
(105%)
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
54mg
(18%)
Sodium
307mg
(13%)
Potassium
171mg
(5%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
42g
(84%)
Vitamin A
3515IU
(70%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
40mg
(4%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 10slices
Amount Per Serving
Calories 505
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 505kcal | 25% |
| Carbohydrates | 55g | 18% |
| Protein | 5g | 10% |
| Fat | 33g | 51% |
| Saturated Fat | 21g | 105% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 54mg | 18% |
| Sodium | 307mg | 13% |
| Potassium | 171mg | 4% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 42g | 84% |
| Vitamin A | 3515IU | 70% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 40mg | 4% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.