Mom's Spiced Zucchini Bread

Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 50 min
Servings: 16
Yield: 16 servings

Description

Mom's spiced zucchini bread recipe is flavored with cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg for a tasty breakfast treat or a thoughtful gift for a foodie friend.

Ingredients

2 cups white sugar
1 cup vegetable oil
3 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract, or more to taste
2 cups shredded zucchini
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
1/2 cup raisins

Directions

1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease two 9x5-inch loaf pans.
2 Beat sugar, oil, eggs, and vanilla extract together in a large bowl until smooth; fold in zucchini. Set aside.
3 Whisk flour, cinnamon, salt, baking soda, nutmeg, baking powder, and cloves together in a separate bowl; gradually stir into sugar mixture until well combined. Fold in walnuts and raisins until incorporated. Divide batter between the prepared loaf pans.
4 Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into centers comes out clean, about 50 minutes.