Pumpkin Loaf with Cream Cheese Frosting

Welcome fall and pumpkin spice season with this pumpkin loaf with cream cheese frosting! This moist pumpkin bread is packed with pumpkin spice flavor thanks to pumpkin puree and all the warm spices. It's topped with an optional cream cheese frosting too!

Course Breakfast, Dessert, Snack

Cuisine American

Diet Low Lactose, Vegetarian

Prep Time 15

Bake 50

Total Time 1 5

Servings slices

Calories 243

Author Gabby Kislanko

Equipment

Ingredients

Pumpkin Loaf

1¼ cup pumpkin puree
2 eggs
½ cup sunflower oil, canola oil, or grapeseed oil
¼ cup milk of choice (regular or dairy free)
1 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoons vanilla extract
1¾ cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
¼ teaspoon ground ginger
¼ teaspoon ground cloves

Cream Cheese Frosting

2 Tablespoons butter, softened (regular or vegan)
2 oz cream cheese, softened (regular or vegan)
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
1½ cup powdered sugar (icing sugar)

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Instructions

Pumpkin Loaf

Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease and line a 8x4 loaf pan or 9x5 loaf pan with parchment paper, leaving some hanging over the sides to make it easy to remove the loaf later.
In a large mixing bowl, use a whisk or a mixer to mix together the pumpkin puree, oil, and white sugar until combined. Mix in the eggs, milk, and vanilla extract.
In a separate bowl, combine flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder, and spices together and whisk. Slowly add the dry ingredients to the bowl of wet ingredients and mix until combined.
Pour the batter into the pan and bake for 50-70 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the middle of the loaf comes out clean. Let the loaf cool in the pan for 10-15 minutes, then gently remove the loaf from the pan to finish cooling completely on the cooling rack.
While the loaf cools, make the cream cheese frosting.

Cream Cheese Frosting

In a medium bowl, use a mixer to beat the butter, vanilla extract, and cream cheese until combined.
Slowly add in the powdered sugar and mix. Refrigerate while you wait for the loaf to finish cooling. Once the loaf has cooled completely, spread the frosting on top of the loaf, then slice and enjoy.

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Notes

Measuring Flour: Properly measure your flour and cocoa powder using either a kitchen scale or the scoop and level method.

Optional: Add chopped walnuts, pecans, or chocolate chips to the batter if desired.

For even more pumpkin spice flavor, add a dash of spice to the cream cheese frosting as well!

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