Easy Zucchini Cake Mix Bread

In this busy world we live in I welcome easy recipes like this zucchini cake mix bread.

This snack cake is the perfect dessert for breakfast, lunch, or dinner.

The recipe is quick and will make the most moist flavored bread using a cake mix.

Besides being delicious it's a great way to incorporate healthy vegetables into your diet.

Using a cake mix will save you not only time but ensure a foolproof loaf of deliciousness every time.

With just 5 ingredients, this easy snack cake using a cake mix can be transformed into many different desserts with our suggestions below.

The mild sweet taste of zucchini paired with the aroma of cinnamon while baking will make your mouth water for a hot slice right away but you'll have to wait just a bit for it to cool.

We also have a collection of Best Quick Bread recipes if you prefer an all-made-from-scratch recipe.

The bread can be served plain, sprinkled with powdered sugar, or even topped with whipped cream, a scoop of vanilla bean ice cream, or topped with fresh fruits.

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Step-by-Step Zucchini Bread

1. Preheat the oven and grease the pans you are using: this makes the bread bake evenly
2. Place all the ingredients in a large bowl
3. Combine just until a thick batter: do not overmix
4. Fold in the zucchini
5. Fill prepared pans: either line your pans with parchment paper or grease them heavily
6. Bake at 350 degrees :(cooking times will vary depending on the size pans you are using)
7. Cool, enjoy with apple butter, jams, dust with powdered sugar, or drizzle with thin icing or even top with fruit and whipped cream

Shopping List

• large eggs
• vegetable oil
• milk, water, or coffee
• yellow cake mix or spice cake mix(even chocolate is delicious!)
• applesauce
• ground cinnamon
• shredded peeled zucchini blotted dry
• for optional mix-ins see the suggestions below

Pans To Use

• Miniature loaf pans around 12
• 3 Loaf Pans (8 inches)
• 2 - 9 x 9 Pans some leftover for muffins
• Brownie Pan can be used to make bars
• muffin pan 24
• Note: Cooking times in different pans will vary more or less

Tips and Additions(2/3 cup):

• Add coconut 
• Add nuts
• Add chocolate chips
• Add pumpkin seeds
• Add chopped maraschino cherries or fresh
• Add blueberries, chopped apples, diced peaches, or another fresh fruit
• Add lemon extract or another extract to change the flavor
• Substitute coffee for the liquid
• Line the pans with parchment for easy removal
• Freeze loaves up to 6 months
• Use a food processor or grater for shredding zucchini quickly and squeeze all water out dry
• Top the loaf with a streusel see the recipe card below for streusel topping

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Why Use a Doctored Cake Mix to Make Zucchini Bread?

1. super moist and easy to make quickly
2. simple ingredients to find and keep on hand
3. no electric mixer needed
4. with the addition of mix-ins make a new zucchini bread every time you make it
5. perfect for housewarming gift-giving to that new neighbor
6. the sale of a home for the great aroma while baking
7. great snack cake
8. freezes perfectly
9. great for holiday gift giving
10. if you're not a baker, this zucchini cake mix bread is the easiest recipe ever and foolproof

Easy Zucchini Cake Mix Bread

Yield: 24

Author: Claudia Lamascolo

Prep time: 10 MinCook time: 45 MinTotal time: 55 Min

Zucchini bread made with a yellow doctored cake mix with fresh shredded zucchini

Ingredients

• 1 box of yellow cake mix, spice or chocolate ( we use Duncan Hines or any brand you prefer)
• 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 cup canola or vegetable oil
• 1/4 cup milk, water or coffee
• 2 eggs
• 1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
• 2 cups coarsely shredded zucchini (about 2 medium)
• Optional: Streusel Crumb Nut Topping:
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup finely chopped pecans or walnuts
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 6 tablespoons cold butter
• Mix these ingredients with a fork or pastry cutter until coarse crumbs
• This topping will go on before baking if you prefer a crumb topping

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and grease or line your baking pan with parchment paper ( this will make two 8-inch loaf pans)
2. In a large bowl, add the applesauce, milk, oil, cake mix, cinnamon, and eggs until well blended.
3. Fold in the zucchini.
4. Divide batter evenly between pans if using loaf pans.
5. Bake for 45 to 50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
6. Note: time will vary using other size pans reduce the time for cupcakes and always check the middle using a toothpick, if it comes out clean it's completed baking.
7. Cool for 10 minutes.
8. Invert on wire racks and cook for about 1 hour.
9. These can be frozen for up to 6 months and wrapped tightly.
10. Serve at room temperature garnished with powdered sugar.

Notes

Pans To Use

• Miniature loaf pans around 12
• 3 Loaf Pans (8 inches)
• 2 - 9 x 9 Pans some leftover for muffins
• Brownie Pan can be used to make bars
• muffin pan 24
• Note: Cooking times in different pans will vary more or less

Tips and Additions (2/3 cup):

• Add coconut 
• Add nuts
• Add chocolate chips
• Add pumpkin seeds
• Add chopped maraschino cherries or fresh
• Add blueberries, chopped apples, diced peaches, or another fresh fruit
• Add lemon extract or another extract to change the flavor
• Substitute coffee for the liquid
• Line the pans with parchment for easy removal
• Freeze loaves up to 6 months
• Use a food processor or grater for shredding zucchini quickly and squeeze all water out dry
• Top the loaf with a streusel

Nutrition Facts

Calories

200.66

Fat (grams)

10.07 g

Sat. Fat (grams)

3.11 g

Carbs (grams)

26.65 g

Fiber (grams)

0.95 g

Net carbs

25.71 g

Sugar (grams)

15.51 g

Protein (grams)

1.92 g

Sodium (milligrams)

185.65 mg

Cholesterol (grams)

21.16 mg

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