Ingredients

  • 3 34 cups flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 2 teaspoons cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 12 teaspoon ginger
  • 12 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1 cup butter or 1 cup margarine
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 12 cups canned pumpkin
  • 12 ounces chocolate chips
  • 1 cup chopped nuts (optional)
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 14 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 14 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 dash clove

Method

  • Combine dry ingredients.
  • Cream 2 sticks of butter or margarine.
  • Gradually add 2 cups of sugar ( I cut this in half and it's still sweet).
  • Cream well.
  • Blend in and beat well 4 eggs.
  • At low speed add dry ingredients alternately with 1 1/2 cups canned or cooked pumpkin, beginning and ending with dry ingredients.
  • Stir in 12 oz.
  • pkg.
  • chocolate chips and nuts.
  • Turn into 2 greased 9X5 loaf pans.
  • Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour.
  • Cool then drizzle with spice glaze.
  • SPICE GLAZE: Combine all ingredients and blend in 3-4 teaspoons hot water until consistency of a glaze.