Spumoni Swirl Zucchini Bread

• 2 cups Unpeeled Shredded Zucchini (using The Large Hole Side Of A Box Grater)
• 3 whole Large Eggs, Beaten
• 1-1/2 cup Granulated Sugar
• 1 cup Canola Or Vegetable Oil
• 2 teaspoons Vanilla Extract
• 3 cups All-purpose Flour
• 1 package (4 Serving Size) French Vanilla Or Vanilla Instant Pudding Mix
• 1 teaspoon Salt
• 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
• 1/2 teaspoons Baking Powder
• 1/2 cups Chopped Maraschino Cherries, Well Drained
• 1-1/2 teaspoon Cherry Extract
• 5 drops Red Food Coloring
• 1/2 cups Chopped Pistachios
• 1-1/2 teaspoon Almond Extract
• 1/2 teaspoons Pistachio Oil (such As LorAnn Oil), Optional
• 5 drops Green Food Coloring
• 2 ounces, weight Bittersweet Chocolate, Melted
• Raw Sugar For Sprinkling Over The Tops Of The Breads

1. Preheat the oven to 350 F. Grease two 9x5-inch or five 5x3-inch loaf pans. Set the pans aside.
2. Place the shredded zucchini in a mesh strainer in the sink to drain. Set it aside while assembling the other ingredients.
3. In a large bowl, whisk together eggs, sugar, oil and vanilla extract.
4. With your hands, squeeze all the excess moisture you can out of the shredded zucchini (or use a potato ricer-it works great for this). Then stir it into the egg mixture.
5. In a medium bowl whisk together the flour, dry vanilla pudding mix, salt, baking soda and baking powder. Add the flour mixture into the egg/zucchini mixture, stirring just until combined.
6. Divide the batter equally into 3 bowls.
7. In bowl number one, stir the chopped cherries, cherry extract and red food coloring into the batter just until well combined. Divide the cherry batter evenly between the prepared pans.
8. In bowl number two, stir the chopped pistachios, almond extract, pistachio oil (if using) and green food coloring into the batter just until well combined. Drop the pistachio batter onto the cherry batter in the pans then lightly spread.
9. Add the melted chocolate into the batter in bowl number three and stir just until well combined (batter will be very thick). Drop the chocolate batter over the pistachio and cherry batter. Using a sharp knife, lightly swirl the batters to marble.
10. Bake at 350 F for 45-60 minutes for the large loaves and 35-40 minutes for the smaller loaves, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
11. Then let the breads cool in the pans on a wire rack for 15 minutes. Run a knife around the edges and remove bread from the pans to a wire rack and cool completely.
12. Makes 2 large or 5 small loaves.

zucchini, eggs, sugar, vegetable oil, vanilla, allpurpose, mix, salt, baking soda, baking powder, maraschino cherries, cherry, coloring, pistachios, pistachio oil, weight bittersweet chocolate, sugar

Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/breads/spumoni-swirl-zucchini-bread/ (may not work)