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Prep Time15 minsCook Time45 minsTotal Time1 hr
 1 ½ cups whole wheat flour
 1 cup zucchini, grated
 1 cup carrot, grated
 ½ cup Olive the Best Toasted Almond Oil
 ½ cup molasses
 2 large eggs
 1 ½ cups brown sugar
 1 tbsp ginger, freshly grated
 1 tsp cinnamon
 ¼ tsp cloves
 ¼ tsp allspice
 ½ tsp salt
 ½ tsp baking soda
 1 cup hot water
Glaze
 1 cup powdered sugar
 1 tbsp Olive the Best Honey-Ginger White Balsamic
1

Preheat the oven to 350 F.

2

Grease a 9-inch-by-5-inch loaf pan with toasted almond oil.

3

Combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, allspice, and cloves and baking soda in a large bowl. Whisk well and set aside.

4

In a separate bowl stir combine the almond oil, brown sugar, eggs, molasses, ginger and whisk well.  Add the carrot and zucchini. 

5

Add the flour mixture in three parts alternating with the hot water in three additions, beating until flour is just incorporated.

6

Pour into prepared pan and bake until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean, about 45 minutes.

7

Cool cake in pan for 10 minutes and then turn out onto a rack to cool completely.

8

Whisk the powdered sugar with the honey ginger white balsamic and drizzle over the cooled gingerbread.

Ingredients

 1 ½ cups whole wheat flour
 1 cup zucchini, grated
 1 cup carrot, grated
 ½ cup Olive the Best Toasted Almond Oil
 ½ cup molasses
 2 large eggs
 1 ½ cups brown sugar
 1 tbsp ginger, freshly grated
 1 tsp cinnamon
 ¼ tsp cloves
 ¼ tsp allspice
 ½ tsp salt
 ½ tsp baking soda
 1 cup hot water
Glaze
 1 cup powdered sugar
 1 tbsp Olive the Best Honey-Ginger White Balsamic

Directions

1

Preheat the oven to 350 F.

2

Grease a 9-inch-by-5-inch loaf pan with toasted almond oil.

3

Combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, allspice, and cloves and baking soda in a large bowl. Whisk well and set aside.

4

In a separate bowl stir combine the almond oil, brown sugar, eggs, molasses, ginger and whisk well.  Add the carrot and zucchini. 

5

Add the flour mixture in three parts alternating with the hot water in three additions, beating until flour is just incorporated.

6

Pour into prepared pan and bake until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean, about 45 minutes.

7

Cool cake in pan for 10 minutes and then turn out onto a rack to cool completely.

8

Whisk the powdered sugar with the honey ginger white balsamic and drizzle over the cooled gingerbread.

Notes

Carrot & Zucchini Gingerbread (with Toasted Almond Oil & Honey-Ginger White Balsamic Glaze)