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Pumpkin Spice Chai Bread

This pumpkin spice chai bread is the perfect way to kick off fall!

Ingredients

Bread:

  • ¾ cup unsalted butter
  • ¾ cup packed dark brown sugar
  • ½ cup granulated sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 15 oz can pumpkin purée
  • ½ cup milk
  • 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 2 tsp cinnamon
  • ½ tsp cardamom
  • ½ tsp ground ginger
  • ¼ tsp allspice
  • ¼ tsp cloves
  • ¼ tsp nutmeg
  • ½ tsp salt

Cream Cheese Frosting:

  • ¼ cup unsalted butter room temperature
  • 4 oz cream cheese room temperature
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 ½ cups powdered sugar

Instructions

Prep the pan and preheat

  • Line a 9×5 loaf pan with parchment paper (leave some overhang to lift it out later). Or, grease generously. Preheat oven to 350°F.

Brown the butter:

  • Melt the butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Keep whisking, it’ll foam, then turn golden with a nutty aroma. Once browned, pour into a large bowl and let cool.
  • Mix the Dry Ingredients

Mix the dry ingredients:

  • Whisk together flour, baking soda, cinnamon, cardamom, ginger, allspice, cloves, nutmeg, and salt.

Mix the wet ingredients:

  • To the cooled butter, whisk in both sugars. Add eggs, vanilla, pumpkin purée, and milk until smooth.

Combine:

  • Fold dry ingredients into wet until no flour streaks remain.

Bake:

  • Pour into the loaf pan, smooth the top, and bake 53–65 minutes. Check with a toothpick. If it comes out clean, it’s ready.

Make the frosting:

  • Beat butter and cream cheese until creamy. Add vanilla and powdered sugar and mix until smooth.

Frost and serve:

  • Let the loaf cool completely before spreading frosting over the top. Slice and enjoy!