Pumpkin Bread

In the UK almost everyone throws out the pumpkin that they carve out. This seemed like a waste to me and my amercian/danish friend gave me this recipe. Tastes exactly like carrot cake. Very popular each Hallowe'en.

• Ready In: 1 hr 30 mins
• Serves: 6-8

Ingredients

• Wet Ingredients

• 3  eggs (well beaten)
• 1  cup  vegetable oil
• 2  cups pumpkin (chopped)
• 1  tablespoon vanilla extract

• Dry Ingredients

• 3  cups flour
• 3  cups sugar
• 1  teaspoon salt
• 1⁄4 tablespoon baking powder
• 1  tablespoon bicarbonate of soda
• 3⁄4 tablespoon nutmeg
• 1  tablespoon cinnamon

• Topping

• 3  ounces cream cheese
• 2  ounces icing sugar
• 1⁄4 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2  fluid ounces  whipping cream
• 1⁄2 cup walnuts (chopped)

Directions

1. Prepare a deep greased tin (approx8" x 6").
2. Pre-Heat the oven to Gas 4 / 180C / 350F.
3. Mix Wet Ingredients in one bowl.
4. Mix Dry Ingredients in another bowl.
5. Combine Together.
6. Pour into tin.
7. Cook for 1 hr or until a knife in the centre comes out clean.
8. The cooking time really varies on the size of the tin.
9. Cool on a wire rack.
10. Whip the cream.
11. Mix Cheese, Sugar and Vanilla together and then add the whipped cream.
12. Spread over the top of cooled cake.
13. Decorate with Walnuts.