Carrot Bread

This carrot bread is really a cross between cake and a loaf of bread. Serving it warm with butter or cream cheese is ideal. It's really good!

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 60 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins
• Calories: 383 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• ½ cup vegetable oil
• ½ cup chopped walnuts
• ½ cup milk
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• ½ cup raisins
• ½ cup maraschino cherries, chopped
• 2 cups shredded carrots
• 1 (3.5 ounce) package flaked coconut
• 3 eggs, beaten

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x5-inch loaf pan.

Step 2

In a large bowl, sift together flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt. Combine eggs, oil, and milk; stir into flour mixture until well blended. Stir in carrots, coconut, cherries, raisins, and walnuts. Pour batter into prepared pan.

Step 3

Bake in the preheated oven 50 to 60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into center of the loaf comes out clean. Let cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes before removing from the pan to cool completely. Store in plastic wrap to keep moist.