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Pumpkin Bread with Cream Cheese Filling

This is a perfect fall treat with spicy sweet pumpkin bread and a cream cheese filling
Course bread, Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword pumpkin bread, pumpkin dessert
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cooling time 1 hour
Servings 1 loaf

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup vegetable oil
  • 1/3 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/3 cup light brown sugar
  • 1 cup pumpkin puree
  • 1 large egg at room temperature
  • 2 teaspoons purre vanilla extract
  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt

Cream Cheese FIlling

  • 6 oz cream cheese
  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 large egg room temperature

Streusel Topping

  • 1/2 cup flour
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/4 cup melted butter

Instructions

  • Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F and grease a 5 inch loaf pan with cooking spray.
  • In a large bowl, add the oil, brown sugar, granulated sugar, pumpkin puree, egg and vanilla. Mix to combine thoroughly. You can use an electric mixer if you choose, but I prefer to use a whisk and a rubber spatula.
  • Next the dry ingredients. Add the flour, baking soda, baking powder salt , cinnamon, and pumpkin pie spice to a medium bowl and whisk it together to combine.
  • Pour the flour mixture into the wet ingredients and gently fold the ingredients together. Set aside and make the cream cheese filling.
  • Take room temperature cream cheese, egg, sugar, flour, and vanilla extract and mix together in a bowl. Whisk until it is fully combined.
  • Pour 2/3 of the pumpkin mixture into your loaf pan in an even layer. Now spread the cream cheese filling on top of the pumpkin batter.
  • Spread it out evenly. Now add the remaining pumpkin batter to the top and carefully spread across the cream cheese filling. You can create a cream cheese swirl by using a toothpick, I like to keep it as a solid layer.
  • If you are adding the streusel topping, mix together the flour, sugars, melted butter, and cinnamon in a bowl with a fork. It should break apart into small clumps.
  • Sprinkle the streusel on top of the entire loaf.
  • Place the loaf pan in the oven on the middle rack. Bale for 40-50 minutes or until the streusel begins to brown and the middle of the loaf feels firm when tapped. It is hard to get an accurate account using a toothpick because of the cream cheese. But if you try that method, simply stick the toothpick in the middle. If it comes out clean except for cream cheese it should be done.
  • Let the bread cool for at least one hour before cutting. You want the middle to firm up.