Chocolate Chip Pumpkin bread

"As iron sharpens iron, So a man sharpens the countenance of his friend.. "Proverbs 27:17

"Opposites attract!" This perfectly sums up a chat with my next-door neighbor. Think about it: briny feta cheese paired with strawberries, fluffy pancakes topped with crispy bacon and syrup, or perhaps rich chocolate combined with savory pumpkin. These are non traditional flavor  combinations, but they blend together beautifully. Almost like platonic friendships, relationships, or marriages, the contrasting personalities, aspirations, strengths and weaknesses create room for the sanctifying work God has in store for you.

Can't imagine chocolate and pumpkin together? Give it a try, and you'll see why these flavors complement each other so well. This cake is incredibly moist, flavorful, and rich! Enjoy.

Ingredients

Cake flour 195g

Chocolate chips ½ cup

Baking powder ½ tsp

Baking soda ¼ tsp

All spice mix 1 ½ TBSP

Butter 170g(room temperature)

Brown sugar120g

Eggs 3(large)

Plain pumpkin puree 130g

Vanilla flavour extract 1 tsp

Method

1.     Preheat oven to 180 degrees C and grease a loaf tin.

2.     In a large bowl, mix all the dry ingredients together (flour, spices, baking powder, chocolate chips).

3.     In another bowl, beat butter until smooth. Add sugar and beat till light and fluffy.

4.     Add eggs, one at a time. Mixing well before adding the next.

5.     Add the vanilla and mix well.

6.     Fold in the flour and mix well.

7.     Finally add the pumpkin puree and mix well.

8.     Bake for 60 minutes.

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Chef Tips

·       This cake goes well with cream cheese frosting.

·       You can make your own pumpkin puree (bake till tender and blend) or purchase canned.