Pumpkin Chocolate Loaf

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

Ingredients

• 3 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 1/4 cups vegetable oil
• 3 eggs
• 1 (29 ounce) can solid-pack pumpkin
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 3 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 1/4 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 1/4 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 -1 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips

Recipe

• 1 in a large bowl, combine sugar and oil.
• 2 add eggs and mix well.
• 3 stir in the pumpkin, and vanilla.
• 4 combine the dry ingredients.
• 5 stir into pumpkin mixture just until blended.
• 6 stir in chips.
• 7 transfer to three greased 9x5x3 inch loaf pans.
• 8 bake at 350 degrees for 55-65 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
• 9 cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks.
• 10 wrap and freeze for up to 6 months.
• 11 yield: 3 loaves.