pineapple zucchini bread/cake
I needed a way to use up some leftover pineapple and I wanted something baked. I wasn't sure if I wanted a cake or something more along the line of a bread. It seems so many recipes call for cinnamon and my husband does not like the smell or the taste of cinnamon so at times it is a challenge to find a baked good without that spice. I ran across a recipe for zucchini bread and thought yep .. this will work with a few minor changes .. and we now have a wonderful sweet treat that can be bread or it can be a cake !
prep time
cook time
1 Hr
method
Bake
yield
Serving size depends on sweet tooth and appetite !
Ingredients
- 1-1/2 cup flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 - eggs
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup oil
- 1/2 cup diced pineapple
- 1/4 cup craisins (dried cranberries)
- 1 cup shredded fresh zucchini
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans (optional)
- - turbinado sugar
- - glaze:
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoons milk or cream
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
How To Make pineapple zucchini bread/cake
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Step 1Preheat oven to 350. Grease or spray a loaf pan. Optionally you can line it with parchment paper if desired.
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Step 2Sift your flour and other dry ingredients into a small bowl and set aside.
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Step 3In a medium bowl mix together the eggs and oil until blended. Whisk in the sugar and incorporate well.
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Step 4Next add your pineapple, craisins and zucchini and stir to blend.
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Step 5Gradually add the dry ingredients into the wet and stir well. If you are using the optional nuts now is the time to stir them in as well.
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Step 6Pour batter into the prepared loaf pan and bake for 60 - 75 minutes until golden brown and done on the inside.
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Step 7Sprinkle the entire top of the loaf with turbinado sugar for a nice crunchy top.
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Step 8Cool for about 10 minutes then remove from pan and cool completely before cutting. Once it is cooled you can drizzle the glaze over top if so desired.
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Step 9To make the glaze: Melt the butter in a small pot. Stir in the granulated sugar and simmer while stirring just until the sugar is dissolved. Continue to cook until the mixture reaches somewhere between 225 and 230. Remove from heat. Add the milk or cream and stir. Add the vanilla, stir in and then pour over top of your baked goods immediately.
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