Easy Cranberry Orange Quick Bread

Step 1

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Coat a 9x5 loaf pan with cooking spray, then line with parchment paper.

Step 2

In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, salt, cloves, and nutmeg. Set aside.

Step 3

In a medium bowl, whisk egg, brown sugar, oil, zest, and vanilla until smooth. Add in buttermilk and blend will.

Step 4

Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix until just combined. Be careful not to overmix. Once the batter is mixed, fold in the cranberries and chopped pecans.

Step 5

Pour the batter into the prepared pan. Bake for about 1 hour and 10 minutes until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Remove from the oven and let the bread cool in the pan for 15 minutes, then turn it out to a cooling rack.

Step 6

Mix together the powdered sugar and the orange juice until smooth then drizzle over the cooled cake.

Step 7

Slice and serve.