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slices of pumpkin bread with cream cheese frosting

Pumpkin Bread With Cream Cheese Frosting

Homemade pumpkin bread is given a delicious upgrade with an easy cream cheese frosting and a sprinkling of chopped nuts - the perfect sweet bread for any pumpkin lover to enjoy with a cup of coffee.
5 from 1 vote
Prep Time 15 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Course Baking, Breakfast, Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 10 slices

Ingredients
  

For Pumpkin Bread

  • 2 cups + ¼ cup all purpose flour
  • 1 + ½ cup pumpkin puree, such as libbys or homemade, I prefer to roast it in the oven at about 400 F until pumpkin is soft enough to blend it into puree easily
  • 1 teaspoon pumpkin spice
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 2 large eggs, room temp
  • ¾ cup unsalted butter, melted and cooled
  • ½ cup white sugar
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Frosting

  • 8 oz cream cheese, softened
  • ¼ cup unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2-3 cups powdered sugar, depending on which consistency you are going for
  • Top with chopped walnuts

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 350 F.
  • Beat the eggs with a hand mixer on a low speed, and add butter, sugars, and vanilla. Mix again until combined.
  • In a separate mixing bowl, combine the flour mixture and add the wet ingredients. Mix on low until everything combines. Add pumpkin puree. I like to keep the puree wrapped in linen or some sort of cloth and squeeze out the excess moisture, even with canned pumpkin puree. It helps with the bread's texture.
  • Pour the batter into a 9 x 5-inch prepared pan (greased or lined with parchment paper).
  • Bake for 55 minutes to an hour until the toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, dry, or with a few breadcrumbs. Let the bread rest in the tin for 15 minutes before transferring it onto a wire cooling rack to cool completely.
  • While the bread is cooling, beat the cream cheese in a large mixing bowl until softened and add in the remaining ingredients. I recommend adding 2 cups of powdered sugar first to see if you have the thick and creamy frosting. If you want it to be thicker, add another ½ or 1 cup of powdered sugar.
  • Cover the entire top of the bread with frosting and add walnuts along with some ground cinnamon. Cut into individual slices and serve right away.
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