Pumpkin Harvest Loaf With Orange Cream Cheese Spread

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 125 g cream cheese, at room temperature
• 1/4 cup butter, softened
• 1 1/4 cups brown sugar, packed
• 2 eggs
• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 cup pumpkin puree
• 1 teaspoon orange rind, grated
• 3/4 cup raisins or 3/4 cup chopped dates
• 1/2 cup chopped nuts (optional)
• 125 g cream cheese
• 2 tablespoons icing sugar
• 1 teaspoon orange rind, grated

Recipe

• 1 beat cheese, butter, brown sugar and eggs together with electric mixer until light and creamy.
• 2 combine next 6 dry ingredients.
• 3 stir into creamed mixture alternately with pumpkin. mix well.
• 4 stir in orange rind, raisins and nuts. spread in greased 9" x 5" (2 l) loaf pan.
• 5 bake at 350°f (180°c) for 50-60 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in centre comes out clean. cool in pan 15 minutes, then turn out onto rack and cool completely.
• 6 spread.
• 7 beat cream cheese, icing sugar and ornage rind until well mixed . store covered in refrigerator.
• 8 once loaf has cooled then spread with the ornage cream cheese spread.