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Christmas Gift Loaf Recipe

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Ingredients

Directions

Step #1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Step #2 Grease & flour a 9x5 inch loaf pan.
Step #3 In a large bowl, cream together the butter & sugar until light & fluffy.
Step #4 Beat in the eggs one at a time, mixing well after each one.
Step #5 Combine the flour, 1/2 tsp of nutmeg, 1 tsp of cinnamon, salt, baking soda, & ginger.
Step #6 Stir the dry ingredients into the sugar mixture alternately with the pumpkin puree, beginning & ending with the dry ingredients.
Step #7 Fold in the chocolate chips & 3/4 c of the walnuts until evenly distributed.
Step #8 Spoon into the prepared loaf pan, & sprinkle the remaining walnuts over the top.
Step #9 Bake for 65 mins in the preheated oven, or until a knife inserted into the crown of the loaf comes out clean.
Step #10 Cool, then remove this from the pan, & drizzle with icing.
Step #11 To make the icing, stir this together the confectioners' sugar & heavy cream with a pinch of cinnamon & nutmeg until smooth.
Step #12 .
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