SPICED ZUCCHINI WALNUT BREAD WITH SOUR CREAM GLAZE
Adapted from source: Easiest and Best Coffee Cakes and Quick Breads: Great Breads and Cakes to Stir and Bake by Renny Darling

This is a very moist zucchini bread that is on the spicy side. Sour cream, walnuts and cinnamon all add to make this bread immensely flavorful and delicious.

FOR THE BREAD:
1 1/2 cups zucchini, peeled and grated
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup oil
3 eggs
1/2 cup sour cream
1 tsp. vanilla
1 cup all purpose white flour
1 cup whole wheat flour
1 cup chopped walnuts or pecans
2 tsp. baking powder
1 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. nutmeg
1/4 tsp. ground cloves
FOR THE SOUR CREAM GLAZE:
2 Tbsp. sour cream
1 cup sifted confectioners’ sugar
1/2 tsp. vanilla

TO PREPARE THE BREAD:
Beat together first 6 ingredients until blended.

Add the remaining ingredients and stir until dry ingredients are just moistened. Do not over-mix. Stir in the chopped nuts.

Divide batter between 4 greased mini-loaf foil pans (6x3x2-inches) and bake in a 325 F. oven for 45 to 50 minutes, or until cake tester inserted in center, comes out clean.

Allow to cool for 15 minutes and then remove from pans and continue cooling on a rack. When cool, brush tops with Sour Cream Glaze.

TO PREPARE THE SOUR CREAM GLAZE:
Stir together all the ingredients until blended.