Yellow Squash Bread

🧂 Ingredients

• 3 large eggs

  (beaten, at room temperature)
• 1½ cups sugar
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 3 teaspoon baking powder
• 2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 2 cups yellow squash

  (shredded - *see note)
• ½ cup confectioners sugar
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice

  (more as needed)
• lemon zest

  (optional, for sprinkling over icing)

Instructions

• 1 To begin, preheat your oven to 325°F (165°C) and lightly grease a 9x13 baking
  dish (*see note).
• 2 Add your eggs to a large mixing bowl and use a hand mixer to beat them until
  they are fluffy with plenty of bubbles.
• 3 Add in the sugar, oil, and vanilla. Beat the mixture to thoroughly combine the
  ingredients. Add the baking powder, cinnamon, and nutmeg then mix until evenly
  distributed.
• 4 Mix in the flour, scraping the sides and bottom of your mixing bowl until
  smooth. *Your batter will be fairly thick. Gently fold the shredded squash into
  the batter and then transfer the mixture to the prepared pan.
• 5 Bake for about 45 minutes at 325°F (165°C), or until a toothpick inserted into
  the center comes out almost clean (*see note for baking times using different
  pan sizes).
• 6 Once the bread is done baking, remove it from the oven and allow it to cool
  before drizzling with icing.
• 7 In a small mixing bowl, combine the confectioners' sugar and lemon juice. Stir
  gently to combine. Adjust the consistency by adding small amounts of powdered
  sugar (to thicken) or lemon juice (to thin).
• 8 Once you are satisfied with the consistency of the icing, use a spoon to drizzle
  it over the cooled squash bread. Sprinkle with lemon zest, if desired.

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