Holiday Gift Bread
A rich, festive bread filled with cherries and pecans, glazed with a sweet icing—perfect for holiday gifting or special occasions.
Ingredients
Instructions
- Combine softened cream cheese, margarine, sugar, and vanilla, mixing until well blended.
- Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition.
- Gradually add 2 cups of sifted cake flour with baking powder, mixing well after each addition.
- Toss remaining flour with chopped maraschino cherries and chopped pecans; fold into batter.
- Pour batter into greased and floured loaf pans.
- Bake in a 325°F oven for 60 to 80 minutes.
- Cool for 5 minutes; remove from pans.
- Cool thoroughly.
- Mix confectioners sugar and milk to make glaze.
- Glaze warm loaves with the icing.
Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)
790
kcal
40% DV
Protein
Fat
Carbs
Contains
Milk
Egg
Wheat/Gluten
Tree nuts
Estimated from ingredients & per-serving nutrition — verify against package labels for allergies or strict diets.
* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).
Nutrition is estimated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient data and may vary with brand, portion and preparation — see our methodology. This information is for general educational purposes only and is not medical or dietary advice (disclaimer).