Zucchini Fruit Square

Darlene10's Note:

This is a recipe I have had for about twenty years and filed it away and just came across it again today. I made it just to refresh my memory and it is very good. I got this recipe from an old relative.

• Total Time: 55 mins
• Prep Time: 30 mins
• Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 24-32

Yield: 1.0 slice

• 1 cup grated zucchini
• ¾ cup margarine , softened
• ½ cup white sugar
• ½ cup brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 ¾ cups flour
• ½ teaspoon baking powder
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ¾ cup raisins
• ½ lb mixed fruit

Icing

• 4 ounces cream cheese
• 1 ½ cups icing sugar
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Directions:

1. Cream margarine and sugars.
2. Add eggs and vanilla and beat.
3. Mix fruit and raisins with dry ingredients.
4. Add dry ingredients and zucchini to creamed mixture.
5. Grease a jelly roll pan, 15 1/2" x 10 1/2".
6. Bake at 350° for 25 to 30 minutes.
7. Ice when cool.
8. Icing; Beat cream cheese, icing sugar, butter and vanilla until light and fluffy.

Reviews

[Gerry]

This tastes like shortbread with fruit. The mixed fruit makes for a great looking slice. Served this for coffee and it was such a hit that I will be making this for a 'bake and take' this weekend. I expect to come home with an empty pan.