Happy Friday! Weekend is almost here and few things bring more hygge than freshly baked cake so I am happy to bring you a super hyggelig recipe that I have wanted to post for a long time. It is filled with the coziest spices such as ginger, cinnamon and cloves and gives a taste and feeling of hygge that lingers through the day. If you add cocoa powder or chocolate chips, most children are sure to love it too! Take a break, sit down and enjoy it with a steamy brew of hot coffee or tea and you are sure to get a relaxing hygge feeling that will help you through the day.

Kirsten’s Pumpkin Bread

Preheat oven to 350 Fahrenheit. Makes two 9 x 5 x 3 inch loaves.

Ingredients

3/4 cup butter

2 1/2 cups sugar

4 eggs

3 1/3 cups all-purpose flour

2 teaspoons baking soda

1 teaspoon baking powder

1 teaspoon salt

1 tablespoon cinnamon

1 teaspoon nutmeg

1 teaspoon cloves (ground)

3 tablespoons cocoa (optional)

2 cups mashed pumpkins or pureed pumpkin from can.

2/3 cup buttermilk

1 cup chopped walnuts (optional), or 1 cup chocolate chips (optional).

How you make it

Cream butter and sugar. Beat in the eggs.

In a separate bowl, mix all the dry ingredients well. Add the dry mix to the egg, butter and sugar mix. Blend well. Add pumpkin puree and buttermilk and mix. If you wish, you can stir in chocolate chips or walnuts.

Divide the batter evenly between the prepared pans and bake for almost 1 hour or until a broom straw (I use chopsticks) comes out clean. Remove the loaves from the oven and cool in the pans for 10 minutes before turning them out onto a rack to cool completely.

Enjoy with your favorite hot drink for a nice and peaceful hygge break 🙂