Description
This festive Christmas Bread is a sweet, buttery loaf speckled with colorful sprinkles and topped with a smooth vanilla glaze, perfect for holiday celebrations or a cheerful breakfast treat.
Ingredients
Scale
Bread
- ½ cup unsalted butter softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2½ teaspoons vanilla extract
- 3 large eggs
- ½ cup sour cream
- ¼ cup whole milk
- 1¾ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ⅔ cup Christmas sprinkles plus more for topping
Icing
- 1¼ cups powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons heavy cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat and prepare: Preheat the oven to 350°F and spray a 9×5-inch loaf pan with non-stick cooking spray; set aside.
- Cream butter and sugar: In a large bowl with a hand mixer, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add wet ingredients: Add in the eggs and vanilla and mix just until combined; then mix in the sour cream and milk until fully incorporated and set aside.
- Combine dry ingredients: In a separate large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon.
- Mix wet and dry ingredients: Add the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients and stir until just combined with no flour streaks remaining.
- Fold in sprinkles: Gently fold in the sprinkles without overmixing to prevent color bleeding.
- Bake the bread: Spread the batter evenly into the prepared loaf pan. Bake for 70 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean and the top is golden.
- Cool the bread: Remove from oven and cool in the pan for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Make the glaze: Whisk together powdered sugar, heavy cream, and vanilla extract until smooth.
- Ice and decorate: Spread the icing over the cooled bread with a rubber spatula, sprinkle with additional sprinkles if desired, let set before slicing and serving.
Notes
- If bread browns too quickly, cover loosely with foil during the last part of baking.
- Do not overmix sprinkles to avoid them bleeding color into the batter.
- Ensure the bread is completely cool before icing to prevent glaze from melting.
- Use a rubber spatula to gently spread the glaze for an even finish.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice (about 1/12 of loaf)
- Calories: 250 kcal
- Sugar: 15 g
- Sodium: 180 mg
- Fat: 10 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 34 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 60 mg
