Zucchini Bars - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    3/4 cup butter, softened
    1/2 cup sugar
    1/2 cup brown sugar
    2 eggs
    1 teaspoon vanilla
    1 3/4 cups flour
    1/2 teaspoon salt
    1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
    2 cups zucchini, grated
    3/4 cup coconut, shredded
    3/4 cup raisins (plumped in hot water and drained)
    Icing
    7 tablespoons butter, melted
    2 tablespoons milk
    1 cup powdered sugar
    1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
    1/4 cup chopped nuts (walnuts or pecans work well)
Preparation
    Cream together butter and sugars.
    Add eggs one at a time.
    Add vanilla.
    Sift together dry ingredients then add to Creamed mixture, stirring to incorporate.
    Stir in zucchini, coconut and raisins.
    Spread into a buttered jelly roll pan.
    Bake 30-40 minutes until lightly browned and toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
    Cool in pan.
    For Icing:
    Melt butter in a small bowl.
    Add remainging ingredients, except nuts.
    stir until smooth.
    Ice cooled bars.
    Sprinkle with nuts.
    Cut into squares.

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