carrot nut cheese cake bread by noreen

Name: Carrot Nut Cheese cake bread by Noreen
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h
Yield: 10
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 cup(s) sugar; 1/2 cup(s) vegetable or canola oil; 1/2 cup(s) apple sauce; 2 - eggs; 1 teaspoon(s) vanilla; 1 1/4 cup(s) grated carrot; 1 1/2 cup(s) sifted flour; 3 teaspoon(s) baking powder; 1 teaspoon(s) salt; 1 teaspoon(s) cinnamon; 1/2 cup(s) chopped walnuts; 1/2 cup(s) flaked coconut; 1/2 cup(s) raisins; ## FILLING; 8 ounce(s) softened cream cheese; 1/4 cup(s) sugar; 1 - egg; 1 teaspoon(s) vanilla extract; ## CREAM CHEESE ICING OPTIONAL; 4 ounce(s) cream cheese; 1/4 cup(s) butter; 1/2 pound(s) powdered sugar; 2 tablespoon(s) milk plus; 1/2 teaspoon(s) vanilla extract; ## STREUSEL OPTIONAL; 1/4 cup(s) brown sugar; 1/2 teaspoon(s) cinnamon; 3 tablespoon(s) butter; 5 tablespoon(s) flour; 1/4 cup(s) chopped walnuts

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Nor Mac

Northern, MA

Updated on Apr 14, 2015

This is any easy recipe. I created this recipe for the love of carrot cake and cheesecake. I love a great carrot cake with cream cheese frosting. I decided to make it into a bread. I love the results. It is moist and delicious. I hope you all enjoy it too.

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prep time 20 Min

cook time 1 Hr

method Bake

yield 10 serving(s)

Ingredients

1 cup sugar
1/2 cup vegetable or canola oil
1/2 cup apple sauce
2 - eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/4 cups grated carrot
1 1/2 cups sifted flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
1/2 cup flaked coconut
1/2 cup raisins
FILLING
8 ounces softened cream cheese
1/4 cup sugar
1 - egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
CREAM CHEESE ICING OPTIONAL
4 ounces cream cheese
1/4 cup butter
1/2 pound powdered sugar
2 tablespoons milk plus
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
STREUSEL OPTIONAL
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
3 tablespoons butter
5 tablespoons flour
1/4 cup chopped walnuts

How To Make carrot nut cheese cake bread by noreen

Step 1

Grease inside of large loaf pan. Preheat oven to 350°. You may also parchment paper line as I did. grease the pan first and then line.

Step 2

Chop your carrots in a food processor. Measure out your walnuts raisins and coconut and put aside.
Step 3

Measure oil sugar and apple sauce in a bowl. Mix well with spoon. Add in the vanilla and eggs. Stir well.
Step 4

Sift the flour cinnamon baking powder and salt together. Add to mixture to the egg mixture. stir to combine about halfway.
Step 5

Add in the nuts , carrots, raisins and coconut stir until combined. Do not over mix.
Step 6

Beat filling ingredients cream cheese etc. together. And set aside. Pour half of the bread batter into the pan.
Step 7

Pour cheese mixture over the batter. Top with the remaining bread batter. It does not have to be perfect. It is okay if some cheese shows through. Place all ingredients for streusel in food processor. Pulse until crumbly. Sprinkle over loaf. Place in oven and bake at 350° For 1 hr - 1 hr and 10 minutes, or until pick comed out clean.
Step 8

Optional icing. Beat cream cheese and butter together. Add the powdered sugar beat well with the mixer. Add milk a little at a time. You want it to be the consistency of a bundt cake icing. Drizzle over warm bread. Cool. Let set and serve,
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