Dazzling Christmas Bread Ingredients * 1/2 C butter, softened * 1 C white sugar * 2 eggs * 1 1/2 C all-purpose flour * 1 tsp baking soda * 1/2 tsp salt * 1 tsp ground cinnamon * 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg * 1/4 tsp ground ginger * 3/4 C pumpkin puree * 6 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips * 1 C chopped pecans, divided * 1/4 C confectioners' sugar * 2 TBSP heavy cream * 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg * 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon Directions 1. Place butter and sugar in a large bowl. 2. Cream together until light and fluffy. 3. Add one egg at a time, mixing well between additions. 4. In a smaller bowl fold together flour, baking soda, salt, 1 tsp of cinnamon, 1/2 tsp nutmeg and ginger. 5. Stir in half of the flour mixture into the sugar mixture slowly. 6. Add 1/2 of the pumpkin puree to mixture and stir. 7. Slowly add remaining flour mixture. 8. Stir in rest of the pumpkin puree. 9. Add 3/4 C of pecans and stir gently. 10. Using a rubber spatula fold in chocolate chips. 11. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. 12. Grease and lightly flour a loaf pan. 13. Place bread mixture into loaf pan. 14. Sprinkle with remaining pecan pieces. 15. Bake 1 hour or until knife comes out clean. 16. To make the icing place confectioners' sugar into a mixing bowl. 17. Stir in heavy cream. 18. Add cinnamon and nutmeg. 19. Continue to stir until smooth. 20. Place icing on bread once bread has cooled.
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