I used 2 tsp orange extract instead of the lemon extract, and these were absolutely great!!!! And so easy to cook!!! They are soft and chewy, and have a nice orange flavor

Reviewed On: Dec. 25, 2008

I have been making this recipe for years and it is great. I have made it substituting applesauce (100%), and that makes the texture very rubbery. Since I love cinnamon, I always add a bit more. Folks who had trouble getting it to bake through had their zucchini too wet to be sure. I usually sprinkle the zucchini with a bit of salt, let it sit 15 min, rinse it very well, and dry well in a towel. Getting the excess mositure out of the zucchini is important. I would encourage those who have had a failure with this recipe, to try it with my instructions on drying the zucchini...it will work just fine. For those who think this is a good way to sneak vegetables in on kids, I think you are kidding yourselves...this is a very sweet cake...there is nothing nutricious about it at all. It does make a great morning bread, toasted with butter. I have used raisins, and also chocolate chips...both are great...I never use nuts due to nut allergies, but you really need the extra bulk somehow, or it won't make 2 loaves...sometimes I make small 2' x 4" loves with this, or cupcakes. If you are only 2 people as we are, you are not going to be able to "just eat one" piece...so making it that way will help you not to devour the whole thing in a day or two. After all, it is fattening and high in fat...it is a cake, not bread in any sense.

Reviewed On: Aug. 21, 2008

I have been making this recipe for years...ever since someone brought it to a potluck...I have never met anyone who didnot like it...I amke it exactly as the recipe calls for, except I use plain white vinegar... If you subsitute grapes, as some have done, it is not the same at all...it really needs the raisins...and sunflower seeds...that is what makes it so tasty...for non meat eaters, I don't think it would hurt it any to leave out the bacon. I don't understand how people can change the recipe and then bash it...in my opinion, if you don't make the recipe as written, then you should not say the recipe is bad, cuz you haven't tried the recipe...you have concocted your own recipe...which didn't turn out... Try this as written first...and then if you want to change it, do whatever you like...but if you do it exactly as written, I bet you are going to like it!!!

Reviewed On: Jul. 22, 2008