Harvest Loaf Cake

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon baking soda 
• 0.5 cup butter 
• 0.8 cup pumpkin canned
• 0.3 cup confectioners' sugar 
• 2  eggs 
• 1.8 cups flour all-purpose
• 0.3 teaspoon ground cinnamon 
• 0.5 teaspoon ground cloves 
• 0.5 teaspoon ground ginger 
• 0.3 teaspoon ground nutmeg 
• 2 tablespoons heavy cream 
• 1.5 teaspoons salt 
• 0.8 cup semi chocolate chips 
• 0.8 cup walnuts chopped
• 1 cup sugar white

Equipment

• bowl
• oven
• loaf pan
• toothpicks

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x5 inch loaf pan. In a medium bowl, mix flour, soda, salt, 3/4 teaspoon nutmeg, ginger and cloves. Set aside.
2. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs.
3. Add flour mixture alternately with pumpkin. Stir in chocolate chips and 1/2 cup of the walnuts.
4. Pour batter into loaf pan.
5. Sprinkle remaining nuts on top.
6. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 65 to 70 minutes or until toothpick inserted into center of cake comes out clean. While still warm, drizzle with glaze. Cool for 6 hours before serving.
7. to make the glaze: In a medium bowl, combine confectioners sugar, nutmeg and cinnamon.
8. Mix and add 1 to 2 teaspoons cream until drizzling consistency.