Pumpkin Cream Cheese Bread

This pumpkin bread has a layer of sweetened cream cheese with orange zest that pairs perfectly with the spices in the loaf for a delicious fall treat.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 60 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins
• Calories: 293 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 egg
• 1 tablespoon orange zest
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
• 1 cup pumpkin puree
• 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
• 0.5 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 0.5 cup vegetable oil
• 0.5 teaspoon salt
• 0.5 cup white sugar
• 0.5 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1.5 cups white sugar
• 0.5 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
• 1.6660000085831 cups all-purpose flour

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Lightly grease two 8x4 inch loaf pans.

Step 2

Combine cream cheese, 1/2 cup sugar, 1 tablespoon flour, 1 egg and orange zest in a medium bowl; beat until smooth. Set aside. Sift together 1 ⅔ cups flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, cloves, and pumpkin pie spice; set aside.

Step 3

Place pumpkin, vegetable oil, 2 eggs and 1 ½ cups sugar in a large bowl; beat well. Stir the pumpkin mixture into the flour mixture just until combined. Fold in the pecans if desired. Pour 1/2 of the pumpkin batter into the loaf pans. Spoon cream cheese mixture on top of this layer and then pour on the remaining batter.

Step 4

Bake in preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into center of the loaf comes out clean, about 60 to 70 minutes. Cool bread in pans briefly before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.