Zucchini Banana Bread

 It seems that I find a new zucchini bread recipe every year. Here is the one from this year!

INGREDIENTS

1 cup grated zucchini 

2 ripe bananas, mashed

2 eggs

1/3 cup vegetable oil or melted butter

1/2 cup brown sugar

1 tsp vanilla

1 1/2 cups flour

1 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp cinnamon

1/4 tsp salt

1/2 cup chopped walnuts or chocolate chips

INSTRUCTIONS

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Grease a loaf pan.

In bowl, combine mashed bananas, zucchini, eggs,  oil, sugar and vanilla.

In another bowl, combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt.

Fold dry ingredients into wet ingredients until just combined.

Fold in walnuts or chips.

Pour into loaf pan.

Bake for 50-60 minutes.

Cool for 10 minutes before slicing.

Banana Bread Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

 Over ripe bananas? This is the answer!

Ingredients

For the Cake:

1/2 cup softened unsalted butter

1 1/2 cups sugar

2 large eggs

1 cup sour cream

1 tsp. vanilla

2 cups all-purpose flour

1 tsp. baking soda

1/4 tsp. salt

1 cup mashed bananas (about 3)

For the Frosting

1/2 cup softened butter

8 ounces cream cheese at room temperature

1 tsp. vanilla

3 cups powdered sugar

2 Tablespoons cream

Instructions

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Prepare a 9x13 inch baking pan by spraying with cooking oil. Set aside.

In large bowl, using a mixer, cream butter and sugar. Add eggs, sour cream and vanilla. Beat until fluffy.

Add flour, baking soda and salt, Mix on low speed  until just combined. Add mashed bananas and gently stir together. Dump into prepared pan and spread out evenly.

Bake 25-35 minutes of until toothpick comes out clean. Cool completely before frosting.

To make the frosting, combine butter and cream cheese with mixer. Add in vanilla and powdered sugar. Add cream in small amounts until consistency is just right.

Optional: Top cake with chopped walnuts or banana slices.

This recipe comes from Together As Family.