Pumpkin Bread with Cream Cheese Frosting
Finally, a pumpkin themed recipe for October!
Ingredients
- 1 3/4 cups all purpose flour
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- 3/4 tsp. salt
- 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp. ground nutmeg
- 1/4 tsp. ground cloves
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 2 eggs
- 1/3 cup water
- 1 (7.5 oz.) can of pumpkin puree
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1 (4 oz.) package of cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1/2 Tbsp. milk
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- Lightly grease a 9 x 5-inch loaf pan with cooking spray and set aside. In a large bowl whisk together flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves.
- In a separate large bowl beat together sugar and vegetable oil. Add eggs one at a time, mixing well. Add the flour mixture and water slowly. Add in the pumpkin puree, pecans and chocolate chips and stir well to combine.
- Add mixture into baking pan. Bake loaf for 55 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
- Meanwhile beat together cream cheese, powdered sugar and milk until a thick consistency forms. Pour over cooled pumpkin loaf. Slice and serve.
