Best 4 Cream Cheese And Zucchini Recipes

CREAM CHEESE ZUCCHINI BREAD (LOAF AND/OR MUFFINS)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Greas and flour 2 9x5 loaf pans.
• Beat eggs, sugar, oil and vanilla 2-3 minutes until smooth.
• Add cream cheese and beat until blended.
• In a separate bowl, combine dry ingredients.
• Slowly add flour mixture to egg mixture, beating constantly until combined.
• Fold in nuts and zucchini.
• Pour evenly into prepared pans and bake for 1 hour or until a toothpick inserted in center of loaf comes out clean.
• Cool for 10 minutes in pan before turning out.

CARROT AND ZUCCHINI BARS WITH CITRUS-CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• In a large bowl, combine flour, brown sugar, baking powder, ginger and baking soda.
• In another large bowl, combine eggs, carrot, zucchini, oil, honey, vanilla and walnuts and raisins, if used.
• Add carrot mixture to flour mixture, stirring until just combined.
• Spread batter into an ungreased 13x9-inch baking pan.
• Bake for 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• Cool in pan on a wire rack.
• Frosting:in a medium mixing bowl, beat cream cheese with powdered sugar with an electric mixer on medium speed until fluffy.
• Fold in lemon/orange zest.
• Frost and store in the refrigerator.
• Cut into bars to serve.

ZUCCHINI AND GINGER NAKED CAKE WITH GINGER CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• For the cake: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter and flour two 9-inch cake pans.
• Grate the zucchini on the large holes of a box grater, then wrap in a clean kitchen towel and squeeze dry.
• Whisk the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ground ginger and cloves together in a large bowl.
• In a second large bowl, whisk the brown sugar, eggs, oil, milk, fresh ginger, vanilla and grated zucchini. Add the flour mixture to the wet ingredients and stir until just combined. Divide the batter between the prepared cake pans; smooth the tops with an offset spatula.
• Bake the cakes until a wooden pick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 30 minutes. Cool in the pans for 10 minutes, then invert onto a cooling rack and cool completely.
• Use a serrated knife to carefully cut each cake in half horizontally, making four layers.
• For the frosting: Beat the cream cheese and butter in a large bowl with an electric mixer until smooth. Gradually add the confectioners' sugar, beating until incorporated. Beat in the chopped crystalized ginger.
• To assemble the cake: Place a cake layer on a cake stand or platter. Spoon a quarter of the frosting (about 1 1/2 cups) on top and smooth it evenly with an offset spatula. Stack another cake layer on top; repeat with the frosting. Continue with the remaining cake layers and frosting, leaving the sides of the cake bare. Top with the sliced crystalized ginger.

ZUCCHINI, SOUR CREAM AND JACK CHEESE BAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Butter an 8 by 8-inch baking dish.
• Melt 1 tablespoon butter in large frying pan over medium heat.
• Add the onion and garlic and saute until the onion is translucent.
• Scrape into a large bowl.
• Melt the remaining butter over medium-high heat in the same frying pan.
• Add the zucchini and cook, stirring frequently until the moisture has evaporated and the zucchini is tender.
• Transfer to food processor and pulse until smooth.
• (or use hand blender.) Add the remaining ingredients and pulse to combine.
• Add the onions and pulse once.
• Pour into the prepared baking dish.
• Bake for 30 minutes until slightly golden.