Spiced Apple Bread

• Vegetarian

• Produce

  • 2 cups Apple

• Refrigerated

  • 3 Eggs, large

• Baking & Spices

  • 3 cups All-purpose flour
  • 1/4 tsp Baking powder
  • 1 tsp Baking soda
  • 2 1/2 tsp Cinnamon
  • 1 Cinnamon cream cheese frosting
  • 1 tsp Cloves
  • 2 cups Confectioners' sugar
  • 1/2 tsp Nutmeg
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 2 cups Sugar
  • 2 tsp Vanilla

• Oils & Vinegars

  • 1 cup Vegetable oil

• Dairy

  • 1/4 cup Butter
  • 4 oz Cream cheese
  • 1 tsp Half and half

Found on culinaryenvy.com

Description

Ingredients

• 2 cups sugar
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 3 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3 cups all purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon cloves
• ½ teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• ¼ teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups grated apple
• Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting
• ¼ cup butter, softened
• 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 1 teaspoon half-and-half
• 2 cups confectioners’ sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ½ teaspoon cinnamon

Directions

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Lightly grease 2 each 9”x5” loaf pans
• In a large bowl, beat sugar and oil together.
• Add in eggs, one at a time, mixing after each addition and then add the vanilla.
• Stir in the grated apple and set aside.
• In another large bowl, sift together flour, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, baking soda, baking powder and salt.
• Gradually add the flour mixture into the apple mixture. Stir gently and just until combined. Spoon batter evenly into loaf pans and bake for 45-50 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
• Cool loaf pans on wire rack for 10 minutes and then remove the loafs from the pan and let cool completely.
• To make the cinnamon cream cheese frosting, in a medium size bowl beat the butter, cream cheese and half-and-half until well blended. Add in the powdered sugar, vanilla and cinnamon. Beat until creamy. Frost the top of the loaves and enjoy!