Mimi's Cafe Carrot Bread - Original Recipe

This recipe is great. It makes a very light (not compact) carrot bread/cake and is so simple to make!! I substituted light muscovado sugar for the brown sugar and cake was darker than usual but just as yummy.

• Ready In: 45 mins
• Serves: 10-12

Ingredients

• mimis cafe carrot raisin bread

• 1 1⁄2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1  teaspoon baking soda
• 2  teaspoons baking powder
• 2  teaspoons cinnamon
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1  cup  vegetable oil
• 1 1⁄2 cups brown sugar, firmly packed
• 3  eggs
• 1⁄2 cup  chopped walnuts
• 1⁄2 cup  canned  crushed pineapple in juice, drained
• 1⁄2 cup raisins
• 1  cup  finely shredded carrot

Directions

1. Sift first five ingredients into a mixing bowl.
2. In a separate bowl, whisk together the oil, sugar and eggs.
3. Stir the liquid mixture into the flour; mix well.
4. Add the next four ingredients; stir again.
5. Grease and flour a 9-inch square pan or four mini-loaf pans. (Fill the pans 2/3 full with batter).
6. Bake at 350* for about 40 minutes. (Mini loaves take about 30 minutes.).
7. Yield: one 9-inch square, or four 3" x 6" mini-loaves.