Pumpkin Bread with Cream Cheese Frosting

A simple pumpkin nut bread recipe that makes a pumpkin loaf cake. A pumpkin bread with walnuts topped with icing for pumpkin bread.

Course bread, Dessert

Cuisine American

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Prep Time 15

Cook Time 1

Total Time 1 15

Servings

Calories 401kcal

Author Evelyn Osborn

Equipment

Bread Loaf Pan
Mixing Bowls
Hand Mixer

Ingredients

Pumpkin Bread with Cream Cheese Frosting

For the Bread

2 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons Pumpkin Pie Spice
1 cup brown sugar packed
½ cup shortening
2 eggs beaten
1 cup pumpkin puree
¼ cup milk
1 cup walnuts or pecans

For the Frosting

1 ½ cups powdered sugar
4 oz cream cheese softened to room temperature
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
3 tablespoons milk

Instructions

For the bread

Preheat oven to 350 degrees and spray a 9 X 5 loaf pan with cooking spray like pam
In a medium mixing bowl, stir together flour, baking powder, salt, baking soda, and pumpkin pie spice
In another large mixing bowl beat the brown sugar with the shortening till well combined, beat in eggs.
Add pumpkin and milk and blend well
Slowly add flour mixture and mix well
Stir in pecans
Pour into prepared loaf pan and bake for 55-60 minutes until a wooden pick inserted near center comes out clean.
Remove from pan and let cool on a wire rack.

For the Frosting

In a medium bowl, beat cream cheese, powdered sugar, vanilla and milk until smooth and creamy
Frost the top of the loaf

Notes

Use only Pure Pumpkin with this recipe. Not pumpkin pie filling.

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