Pumpkin Bread With Cream Cheese Frosting

Ingredients

For the Bread

2 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons Pumpkin Pie Spice
1 cup brown sugar packed
1/2 cup shortening
2 eggs beaten
1 cup pumpkin puree
1/4 cup milk
1 cup walnuts or pecans

For the Frosting

1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
4 oz cream cheese softened to room temperature
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 tablespoons milk

Instructions

For the bread

Preheat oven to 350 degrees and spray a 9 X 5 X 3 with cooking spray like pam
In a medium mixing bowl, stir together flour, baking powder, salt, baking soda, and pumpkin pie spice
In another large mixing bowl beat the brown sugar with the shortening till well combined, beat in eggs.
Add pumpkin and milk and blend well
Slowly add flour mixture and mix well
Stir in pecans
Pour into prepared loaf pan and bake for 55-60 minutes until a wooden pick inserted near center comes out clean.
Remove from pan and let cool on a wire rack.

For the Frosting

In a medium bowl, beat cream cheese, powdered sugar, vanilla and milk until smooth and creamy
Frost the top of the loaf

Nutrition

NOTE :
” Please note that some meals are better to be prepared every once in a while because of some ingredients like meat, cheese, lot of sugar, fats..etc.
Having meals with these ingredients all the time may damage your health. ”