Dee's Blue Ribbon Zucchini Cake/Bread

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 12 teaspoons cinnamon
• 14 teaspoon grated nutmeg
• 34 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 12 teaspoon baking powder
• 3 eggs
• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 34 cup vegetable oil
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 cups well packed prepared zucchini (does not have to be peeled, about 2-4 large zucchini)
• 1 12-2 cups chopped pecans (your choice) or 1 12-2 cups walnuts (your choice)
• 34 cup raisins

1. Slice, seed and coarsely grate 2 to 4 large zucchini.
2. Place about a handful or two of the grated zucchini into cheesecloth, or a clean cotton dish towel (do not use a terry cloth dish towel), and squeeze it until very dry; repeat with the remaining grated zucchini.
3. Measure out 2 well packed cups of the prepared zucchini for the recipe.
4. Grease and flour a 12 cup bundt pan (or two 8x4-inch loaf pans).
5. Preheat oven to 350F.
6. In a bowl, sift together the flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, pumpkin pie spice, baking powder, salt, and baking soda.
7. In a large bowl, beat eggs until light.
8. Gradually add sugar, and continue beating until thick and lemon colored.
9. Continue beating egg/sugar mixture, while adding the oil in a thin stream, beat until all is well blended.
10. By hand, stir in vanilla, zucchini, nuts and raisins.
11. Add the sifted dry ingredients, and stir until well mixed.
12. Pour batter into prepared pan(s).
13. Bake at 350F for 60 to 75 minutes or until a cake tester (or wooden toothpick) inserted into the center comes out clean.
14. Remove from oven and place pan(s) on wire rack to cool.
15. Let cool in the pan(s) for about 5 minutes, remove cake from pan(s) and return the cake to the wire rack to continue cooling.
16. Cake should be completely cooled before slicing.

flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, pumpkin pie spice, baking soda, salt, baking powder, eggs, sugar, vegetable oil, vanilla, zucchini, pecans, raisins

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/dees-blue-ribbon-zucchini-cake-bread-128997 (may not work)