Spiced Carrot Banana Bread With Cream Cheese Icing Recipe
Prep Time:
1 hour, 8 minutes
Cook Time:
55 minutes
Servings:
1 Loaf
Ingredients
  • 8 tablespoons unsalted butter, plus more for greasing
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon ground ginger
  • ¼ teaspoon ground cardamom
  • ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • ⅛ teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1 cup mashed overripe banana
  • 2 large eggs
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • ¼ cup cane sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup grated carrots
  • 6 ounces cream cheese, softened
  • 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 ¼ cups powdered sugar
  • ¾ teaspoon vanilla extract
Directions
  1. Preheat the oven to 350 F.
  2. Grease a loaf pan with butter.
  3. Melt the butter in a small saucepan and then set aside to cool a little.
  4. Place the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger, cardamom, nutmeg, and cloves in a mixing bowl and stir to combine.
  5. Place the banana, eggs, butter, brown sugar, cane sugar, and vanilla in a second mixing bowl and stir well to mix.
  6. Add the flour mixture a little at a time to the bowl of wet ingredients and stir until just mixed. Do not overmix. (It's okay if it's lumpy.)
  7. Stir the carrots into the batter until just evenly distributed.
  8. Pour the batter into the loaf pan and level the top with a spatula.
  9. Bake for 55 to 65 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Remove from the oven and let cool completely on a wire rack, about 1 hour.
  10. Start making the icing by placing the cream cheese and butter in a mixing bowl and beating with an electric beater until smooth.
  11. Gradually add the powdered sugar and vanilla while mixing on low until incorporated. Mix in ½ teaspoon of water if the icing is too thick. It should be moist and spreadable but not liquidy.
  12. Spread the icing on the banana bread.
  13. Slice and serve.