Spiced Apple Bread

Ingredients

2 cups sugar

1 cup vegetable oil

3 large eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

3 cups all purpose flour

2 teaspoons cinnamon

1 teaspoon cloves

½ teaspoon nutmeg

1 teaspoon baking soda

¼ teaspoon baking powder

1 teaspoon salt

2 cups grated apple

Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting

¼ cup butter, softened

4 ounces cream cheese, softened

1 teaspoon half-and-half

2 cups confectioners’ sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

½ teaspoon cinnamon

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350°F.

Lightly grease 2 each 9”x5” loaf pans

In a large bowl, beat sugar and oil together.

Add in eggs, one at a time, mixing after each addition and then add the vanilla.

Stir in the grated apple and set aside.

In another large bowl, sift together flour, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, baking soda, baking powder and salt.

Gradually add the flour mixture into the apple mixture. Stir gently and just until combined. Spoon batter evenly into loaf pans and bake for 45-50 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.

Cool loaf pans on wire rack for 10 minutes and then remove the loafs from the pan and let cool completely.

To make the cinnamon cream cheese frosting, in a medium size bowl beat the butter, cream cheese and half-and-half until well blended. Add in the powdered sugar, vanilla and cinnamon. Beat until creamy. Frost the top of the loafs and enjoy!