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    Carrot Cake Loaf

    Loaded with carrots, applesauce, nuts, and warm spices, this Carrot Cake Loaf is moist and delicious! Perfect with an afternoon cup of tea or coffee, it's ready in just one hour. It gets smothered in cream cheese frosting for the perfect sweet bite!
    Prep Time: 20 minutes
    Cook Time: 40 minutes
    Total Time: 1 hour
    Servings: 8

    Ingredients

    Carrot Cake Loaf

    • 1 1/4 cup all purpose flour
    • 1 tsp baking powder
    • 1/2 tsp baking soda
    • 1/4 tsp salt
    • 1 tsp cinnamon
    • 1/8 tsp nutmeg
    • 1/8 tsp cloves
    • 2 eggs, room temperature
    • 1/2 cup vegetable oil
    • 1 tsp vanilla
    • 1/2 cup light brown sugar
    • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
    • 1/4 cup apple sauce
    • 1 1/4 cup carrots, shredded
    • 1/2 cup pecans or walnuts, chopped

    Cream Cheese Icing

    • 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
    • 2 tbsp unsalted butter, softened
    • 1 cup powdered sugar
    • 1/2 tsp vanilla extract

    Instructions

    Carrot Cake Loaf

    • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9 x 5 loaf pan with nonstick cooking spray, set aside.
      Add flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves to a large bowl. Stir to combine.
    • In a medium bowl combine eggs, vegetable oil, vanilla, brown sugar, granulated sugar and applesauce.
    • Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and mix just until combined.
    • Fold in carrots and chopped nuts.
    • Pour batter into the prepared pan and bake for 40 minutes or until the cake looks set and golden brown on top and a toothpick inserted comes out mostly clean.
      Allow cake to cool in loaf pan for 30 minutes before removing it to cool completely.
      Once cool frost with cream cheese icing, slice and serve!

    Cream Cheese Icing

    • Add cream cheese and butter to a stand mixer with the paddle attachment. Beat until smooth and creamy, 2 minutes.
      On low speed add in the powdered sugar and vanilla and mix until combined.

    Notes

    • Save time and shred the carrots in the food processor! When you are making this quick bread I suggest you shred up the carrots in a food processor versus a grater. It saves a lot of time and is less of a mess. You can always grate them by hand if you do not have a food processor.
    • You can add crushed pineapple instead of applesauce if you'd like. It will be a little sweeter but still perfectly moist, and it's a great way to use less processed sugar overall.

    Nutrition Information

    Calories: 497kcalCarbohydrates: 61gProtein: 5gFat: 27gSaturated Fat: 7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 10gMonounsaturated Fat: 8gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 64mgSodium: 222mgPotassium: 223mgFiber: 2gSugar: 43gVitamin A: 3685IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 71mgIron: 2mg