Pumpkin Bread with Cream Cheese Frosting
Decadently moist, soft, sweet and spiced pumpkin bread is incredibly easy to make and is topped off with the best (and most simple) homemade cream cheese frosting.
Servings: 1 loaf
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups (600 g) granulated sugar
- ½ cup (237 ml) vegetable oil
- 2 eggs
- 1 ⅔ cup (417 g) all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ¾ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ⅓ cup (158 ml) water
- 7 ½ ounce (425 g) pumpkin puree
- 1 cup (180 g) dark chocolate chips optional
For the cream cheese frosting:
- 8 ounce (227 g) package of cream cheese room temperature
- 2 cups (240 g) powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 °F (177 °C). Lightly grease a 9x5 loaf pan with cooking spray and set aside.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, beat together sugar and vegetable oil. This is going to look odd, but just keep going. Add the eggs, one at a time, and beat well after each addition.1 ½ cups granulated sugar, ½ cup vegetable oil, 2 eggs
- In a large bowl, combine flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Whisk to incorporate.1 ⅔ cup all purpose flour, 1 teaspoon baking soda, ¾ teaspoon salt, ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon, ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- Alternate adding the flour mixture and water to the stand mixer, beating well after each addition. Finally, add in the pumpkin puree and beat well. If you're adding chocolate chips, this would be the time to stir it in!⅓ cup water, 7 ½ ounce pumpkin puree, 1 cup dark chocolate chips
- Bake for 55 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Let cool in pan for 10 minutes before turning it onto a wire rack to cool completely.
- To make the cream cheese frosting, beat together cream cheese, powdered sugar, and milk until a thick consistency forms. If it's too runny, add more powdered sugar. If it's too thick, add more milk.8 ounce package of cream cheese, 2 cups powdered sugar, 1 tablespoon milk
- Pour over cooled pumpkin loaves. Slice and serve.
- Store in airtight container for up to 5 days.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 loaf | Calories: 4263 kcal | Carbohydrates: 735 g | Protein: 71 g | Fat: 124 g | Saturated Fat: 22 g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 65 g | Monounsaturated Fat: 29 g | Trans Fat: 1 g | Cholesterol: 356 mg | Sodium: 4588 mg | Potassium: 1454 mg | Fiber: 13 g | Sugar: 555 g
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