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Strawberry Bread with Pink Glaze

A delicious springtime bread made with fresh strawberries.
Course Bread
Cuisine All-American
Keyword quick bread, Strawberry
Servings 16 servings
Calories 248kcal
Author Lynn / Turnips 2 Tangerines

Equipment

  • 2- 8 x 4-inch loaf pans

Ingredients

  • 3 eggs
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1 1/2 cups vegetable oil
  • 1 1/2 cups mashed strawberries
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • Powdered Sugar Glaze:
  • 1 cup sifted powdered sugar
  • 1 tablespoon milk plus additional if needed
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • few drops red or pink food coloring

Instructions

  • Glaze:
  • Combine powdered sugar, 1 tablespoon milk and vanilla or almond extract. Stir in additional milk, 1 teaspoon at a time, until of drizzling consistency. Add a few drops of red or pink food coloring to tint pink. Stir well. Set aside.
  • Bread:
  • Grease and lightly flour two 8 x 4 x 2 inch loaf pans
  • In a large bowl, beat eggs with an electric mixer on medium high speed for 4 to 5 minutes, until thick and lemon-colored. Add granulated sugar; beat about 1 minute longer. Add oil and almond or vanilla extract; beat just until combined. Fold in mashed strawberries. Set aside.
  • Stir together flour, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Add dry ingredients to strawberry mixture, stirring just until moistened. Divide batter evenly between prepared pans.
  • Bake at 350ยบ for 50 minutes for or until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in pans 10 minutes. Loosen edges with a narrow metal spatula. Remove bread from pans; cool completely on wire rack. Wrap and store overnight before slicing.
  • Unwrap bread, drizzle with pink powdered sugar glaze.