Pumpkin Fudge 'Omg!' Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

shortening for greasing
2 cups cake flour
1 (3.9 ounce) package instant chocolate fudge pudding mix
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin puree
3/4 cup white sugar
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup chopped walnuts (optional)
1 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips (optional)
1 tablespoon raw sugar, or to taste (optional)

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a casserole dish or two 9x5-inch loaf pans with shortening.
Whisk cake flour, pudding mix, cinnamon, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and nutmeg together in a bowl. Beat pumpkin, white sugar, butter, egg, and vanilla extract together in a separate bowl using an electric mixer until smooth. Slowly spoon flour mixture into pumpkin mixture and mix until batter is smooth; stir in walnuts and chocolate chips. Spoon batter into the prepared dish and sprinkle raw sugar over batter.
Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 45 to 55 minutes.