Spicy Pumpkin Loaf

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 20
• 3 3/4 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 cup butter or 1 cup margarine
• 2 cups sugar
• 4 eggs
• 1 1/2 cups canned pumpkin
• 12 ounces chocolate chips
• 1 cup chopped nuts (optional)
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 dash clove

Recipe

• 1 combine dry ingredients.
• 2 cream 2 sticks of butter or margarine.
• 3 gradually add 2 cups of sugar ( i cut this in half and it's still sweet). cream well.
• 4 blend in and beat well 4 eggs.
• 5 at low speed add dry ingredients alternately with 1 1/2 cups canned or cooked pumpkin, beginning and ending with dry ingredients. stir in 12 oz. pkg. chocolate chips and nuts. turn into 2 greased 9x5 loaf pans. bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour. cool then drizzle with spice glaze.
• 6 spice glaze: combine all ingredients and blend in 3-4 teaspoons hot water until consistency of a glaze.