Round Loaf Zucchini Bread in a Coffee Can
Make a round loaf Zucchini Bread for breakfast, brunch or snacks. This easy coffee can bread is made from an easy zucchini nut bread recipe.
My Aunt Betty was the most gracious loveliest little lady, I have ever met. I always think the best way to describe her was to say she just sparkled. The light always reflected off her jewelry and her little eyes always had a special twinkle. When I first met her (she really wasn’t related by blood to me), she had an awesome little shop where she rented prom dresses, wedding dresses, and all the groomsmen attire. It was the sweetest little shop that was literally stuffed with the most amazing clothing that would turn anyone into a princess or a prince. And she would flitter around and it was obvious that she loved dressing everyone up, she always attended the senior prom and every wedding to take pictures of all her little princess and princes.
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Yes, she even dressed my son for his senior prom even though we lived so far away. Everyone loved Aunt Betty, in fact, while I was visiting her little shop one day, a fisherman arrived with a huge fish in the trunk of his car so she could take a picture. She was just as excited to take that fish picture as any of the lovely brides that arrived in her shop.
I was so very lucky that she was in love with my favorite Uncle. They had been childhood sweethearts but had gone their separate ways for all those years. And after their children were grown and they lost their spouses, they both returned to the little town they grew up where they met again. They never married each other nor lived together but dated and had ever so much fun together for many, many years. Aunt Betty still had the little valentine my Uncle gave her in the 1st grade.
We lost our sweet Aunt Betty just a few months after my Mother passed away but lovely memories of her still live in my heart. I was fortunate to have known her and to be one of those people in her life.
How to make Round Loaf Zucchini Bread:
At a recent trip to my uncle’s home, one of my cousins have given me a community cookbook that had several of Aunt Betty’s recipes but this Round Zucchini Bread was one of my favorites. We hoped we did it justice in tribute to this wonderful lady that made sure everyone felt better just being in her presence. Here’s to you Aunt Betty, you are missed so very much.
Ingredients:
- 3 eggs, well beaten
- 1 cup canola oil
- 2 cups white sugar
- 2 cups grated raw zucchini, unpeeled
- 3 cups flour
- 3 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract.
- 1 cup pecans
- 2 Tablespoons powdered sugar, for dusting
How to bake Coffee Can Bread:
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- Prepare both of your coffee cans by washing and drying them very well. Then spray the insides with cooking spray and dust with flour. Preheat your oven to 325° F
- Beat eggs, oil, sugar and zucchini in a large mixing bowl until well blended. Stir in flour, cinnamon, baking soda and baking powder and mix until throughly combined. Add the vanilla and the pecans and gently stir.
- Fill your metal coffee cans about 3/4 full with the batter and place in oven. Bake for 1 hour and 30 minutes until center is done
- Let cool completely. Carefully remove the bread from the cans by running a sharp knife just an inch down around inside of the cans. Invert onto a cooling rack and stand the bread on its end and let cool completely before slicing. Dust with powdered sugar.
We baked Aunt Betty’s Zucchini Bread Recipe in one pound coffee cans so we would have zucchini bread as special as Aunt Betty.
Traditional Zucchini Bread recipe that is baked into round loaves. This Zucchini Bread recipe has an amazing array of spices and pecans. We hoped we did it justice in tribute to this wonderful lady that made sure everyone felt better just being in her presence.
Here’s to you Aunt Betty, you are missed so very much.
Other Bread Recipes:
Click HERE to save this Round Load Zucchini Bread Recipe to Pinterest
Ingredients
- 3 eggs well beaten
- 1 cup canola oil
- 2 cups sugar
- 2 cups grated raw zucchini unpeeled
- 3 cups flour
- 3 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- 1/2 tsp. baking powder
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup pecans
- 2 tbsp powdered sugar for dusting
Instructions
- Prepare your coffee cans by washing and drying them very well
- Spray the insides with cooking spray and dust with flour
- Heat oven to 325 degrees
- Mix together eggs, oil, sugar and zucchini in a large mixing bowl
- Stir in flour, cinnamon, baking soda and baking powder
- Add the vanilla and the pecans
- Fill the cans about 3/4 full with the batter
- Bake for 1 hour and 30 minutes until center is done
- Let cool and carefully remove the bread from the cans
- 10. Stand the bread on its end and let cool completely before slicing
- 11. Dust with powdered sugar.
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What a beautiful tribute to your aunt. She sounds like an amazing person. I teared up a little reading that – your love for her is evident. 🙂
I never think to bake loaves in cans. The round shape looks so cute! Thank you for sharing.
Oh nice! I love zucchini so I'll have to try this -thanks!
Oh om nom nom, it's so yummy!
Hi Evelyn,
Thanks for sharing this recipe, it was amazing. I love the shape of the sliced bread!
What a sweet story! My husband's dad did something very similar. He reunited with a close friend from elementary school at his father's funeral. They went out for coffee to talk and it continued from there! And, yum my second favorite kind of bread (banana is #1)!
Seeing the picture first, I was wondering how you made round slices. Now I know! I think everyone should have an Aunt Betty in their lives.
Thank you for linking this week!
Sounds amazing; thanks for sharing it … and your great memories!
What a great memory of your Aunt Betty! Her zucchini bread looks and sounds fabulous. Thanks for sharing at Simple Supper Tuesday.
Cute and delicious! I like zucchini bread. 🙂
I am thinking warm with a smear of cream cheese! Love the story behind the bread.
Oh my. I've got to try this.
Thank you for sharing with us at our Thursday Favorite Things Blog Hop
Angel @ sewcraftyangel.blogspot.com
This is the sweetest story! Love cooking in the coffee can!!!
YUMMO! My mom used to make all her quick breads in cans! 🙂
I love the presentation of this bread. I can't wait to make some bread in some coffee cans. It is lovely how it turned out. Thanks for the recipe for the zucchini bread.
This was so good!! =)
i'm not a big fan of Zucchini. Maybe this is what i need to give it another try. Thanks again for linking with us.
Yum I love zucchini bread Aunt Betty sounded like a wonderful lady how beautiful that they found each other again especially after they lost their spouses.
Hi Evelyn,
I just love your Zucchini Bread in the can, it looks delicious. Thank you so much for sharing.
This bread caught my attention because of it's shape, but then I got a bonus by reading about your sweet Aunt Betty. Great post!
Awwww ….. Aunt Betty sounds like a real gem 🙂 I wish we had moved to Arizona a little sooner in the year so maybe I could have started a garden …. it's on my list of things to do lol. Pinning this – my neighbor Alyce is so kind with her veggies, she might send over some zucchini – and if she does, you better believe I'll be making this! {hugs}
This looks really good. I never made zucchini bread before.
This bread looks so neat in the cylindrical shape! I have to try it just so I may be able to "sparkle" like your Aunt Betty. What a sweet story!
I tried this! It was so cook and delish! Thanks for sharing
I love this story, she sounds like she was a fun lady. Baking in the coffee can makes it look so pretty when it comes out. I've never put powdered sugar on mine either. Can't wait to try it. Pinning!
Hugs,
Wanda Ann @ Memories by the Mile
What a sweet story! She sounds like she was an amazing person for anyone to know!
I love the idea of baking this bread in a coffee can- how fun!
Thanks for linking up at Saturday Dishes, and we hope you'll keep coming back as it changes hands this week!
Your recipe was the most viewed last week at Saturday Dishes! Thank you for linking it up. Can't wait to see what you bring this week for appetizers!
I love that you cooked this in a tin can, so clever! I couldn't work out how you'd baked it at first 🙂
What a great post!!! I had to see how it was ROUND!! So cool!
Hi Evelyn! Such a sweet story and tribute to your Aunt, and the bread sounds amazing! I have a question: what size of coffee can(s) and how many? Thank you! Bonnie
Bonnie, I used two 1 pound metal coffee cans. It’s hard to find metal coffee cans right now but in some off brands of coffee you can find them.