Moist and flavorful, perfectly sweetened cream cheese frosted pumpkin bread is the ultimate treat for Fall. Easy to make, with simple ingredients, and that cream cheese frosting takes this perfect pumpkin bread over the top!
Prep Time: 15 minutesminutes
Cook Time: 1 hourhour
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Total Time: 1 hourhour15 minutesminutes
Servings:8servings
Ingredients
1 ½cupsflour
1teaspoonbaking soda
1 ¼teaspooncinnamon
1 teaspoonground nutmeg
1teaspoonground cloves
½teaspoonbaking powder
½teaspoon salt
4eggs
1cupsugar
¼cupbrown sugar
½teaspoonvanilla extract
¾cuppumpkin puree, (not pumpkin pie filling)
¾cupoil
Cream Cheese Frosting
2ouncescream cheese, softened
3tablespoonsbutter, softened
½teaspoonvanilla extract
4tablespoonsmilk
3 cupspowdered sugar
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease an 8-inch loaf pan and set aside.
In a medium bowl whisk flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, baking powder, and salt. In a large bowl cream together eggs, sugars, and vanilla. Add pumpkin and oil and mix until smooth.
Add dry ingredients to went ingredients and mix until combined. Pour into greased loaf pan.
Bake for 50-60 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out mostly clean (a few moist crumbs are okay). Allow to cool completely on a wire rack.
For the Frosting
In a microwave safe bowl cream together butter, cream cheese, and vanilla until smooth. Add milk and powdered sugar one cup at a time, mixing after each until all of the powdered sugar is incorporated. Mix on high speed until light and fluffy, about 2-3 minutes.
Microwave on for about 25 seconds. Stir, then pour over cooled loaf while still in the pan. Allow frosting to cool and set up for about 15-20 minutes, then slice and serve. Store in airtight container at room temperature up to 5 days.
Notes
Cover tightly and store at room temperature up to five days.