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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
Keyword icing for pumpkin bread, Pumpkin bread with Cream Cheese Frosting, Pumpkin Bread with walnuts, pumpkin nut bread, Simple Pumpkin Bread, simple pumpkin nut bread recipe
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Servings 12
Calories 401kcal
Author Evelyn

Ingredients

Pumpkin Bread with Cream Cheese Frosting

    For the Bread

    For the Frosting

    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. 

    Nutrition

    Calories: 401kcal | Carbohydrates: 53g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 39mg | Sodium: 150mg | Potassium: 234mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 34g | Vitamin A: 3358IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 88mg | Iron: 2mg