Pumpkin Cheese Bread

The addition of cream cheese makes this pumpkin bread even richer and more delicious.

• Ready In: 1 hr 20 mins
• Yields: 2 loaves pumpkin bread

Ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup butter
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
• 2 1⁄2 cups sugar
• 4  eggs
• 1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin
• 3 1⁄2 cups flour
• 2  teaspoons baking soda
• 1  teaspoon salt
• 1  teaspoon cinnamon
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1⁄4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1  cup  chopped pecans

Directions

1. Beat together butter, cream cheese and sugar.
2. Add eggs, one at a time and mix well.
3. Add pumpkin and mix.
4. Add dry ingredients and blend well.
5. Pour into two greased 9x5 loaf pans.
6. Bake at 350° for 1 hour or until toothpick comes out clean.
7. Cool for 5 minutes, then remove from pan and place on cooling rack.