Chocolate Nut Pumpkin Bread

Submitted by Olha7397

"A very tasty bread, you will love it."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 30mins
• Ingredients: 19
• Yields: 1 bread

ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup butter, softened
• 3⁄4 cup granulated sugar
• 3⁄4 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1⁄2 teaspoon grated nutmeg
• 1⁄4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1⁄4 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 cup canned pumpkin
• 1⁄2 cup firmly packed unsweetened cocoa powder
• 2 eggs
• 1 1⁄2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄4 cup milk
• 6 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips (1 cup)
• 1⁄4 cup chopped pecans
• 1⁄4 cup currants or 1/4 cup raisins
• powdered sugar

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 F.
2. Generously grease a 9 x 5 x 3-inch loaf pan.
3. In a large bowl, beat together butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar with an electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes.
4. Add cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, ginger, pumpkin, and cocoa; beat well.
5. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
6. Sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
7. Add to chocolate mixture alternately with milk, beating until mixed.
8. Stir in chocolate chips, pecans, and currants.
9. Turn batter into prepared pan.
10. Bake 1 1/4 hours, or until a cake tester inserted in center comes out clean.
11. Let loaf cool in pan 30 minutes, then transfer to a rack and let cool completely.
12. Sift powdered sugar over top before serving.

Reviews

[RecipeNut]

This was a delicious moist bread! Definite keeper at this house! I did not change a thing. Thanks Olga Drozd ; )