WHITE CHOCOLATE-ICED BLUEBERRY LOAF

White Chocolate-Iced Blueberry Loaf image

A swirl of melted white chocolate adds a pretty final flourish to this quick bread, filled with berries and pecans.

Provided by By Betty Crocker Kitchens

Time 3h10m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup granulated sugar
3 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground allspice, if desired
1 cup buttermilk*
1/4 cup butter or margarine, melted
2 eggs
1 1/2 cups fresh or frozen (do not thaw) blueberries
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1/4 cup white vanilla baking chips
3 tablespoons powdered sugar
1 to 2 tablespoons milk

Steps:

Heat oven to 350°F. Grease bottom only of 9x5-inch loaf pan. In large bowl, mix flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and allspice with spoon. Beat in buttermilk, butter and eggs until blended. Stir in blueberries and pecans. Spread batter in pan.
Bake 1 hour 15 minutes to 1 hour 20 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan on wire rack 10 minutes.
Run knife around edges of pan to loosen loaf. Remove loaf from pan; place on wire rack. Cool completely, about 1 hour 30 minutes.
In small microwavable bowl, microwave vanilla baking chips on High 30 seconds. Stir until melted; if necessary, microwave in additional 10-second increments until melted. Beat in powdered sugar and enough milk until smooth and desired drizzling consistency. Drizzle icing over loaf. Let stand until icing is set before storing.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 290, Carbohydrate 45 g, Cholesterol 45 mg, Fat 2, Fiber 2 g, Protein 5 g, SaturatedFat 3 g, ServingSize 1 Slice, Sodium 280 mg, Sugar 23 g, TransFat 0 g