Pumpkin Spice Loaf with Cream Cheese Glaze

Ingredients

• 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• ½ tsp baking powder
• ½ tsp salt
• 2 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1 tsp ground nutmeg
• ½ tsp ground cloves
• 1 ½ cups pumpkin purée
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• ½ cup brown sugar
• ½ cup vegetable oil
• 2 large eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla extract

Cream Cheese Glaze

• 4 oz cream cheese, softened
• 2 tbsp unsalted butter, softened
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• ½ tsp vanilla extract
• 1–2 tbsp milk (to thin to a spreadable glaze)

Instructions

1. Prep: Heat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease a 9×5 loaf pan and line with parchment.
2. Dry mix: Whisk flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves.
3. Wet mix: In a separate bowl, whisk pumpkin purée, sugars, oil, eggs, and vanilla until smooth.
4. Combine: Fold dry into wet until just combined (don’t overmix). Transfer to pan; smooth top.
5. Bake: 50–55 minutes, until a toothpick comes out mostly clean. Cool 10 minutes, then transfer to a rack to cool completely.
6. Glaze: Beat cream cheese and butter until smooth; add powdered sugar and vanilla. Thin with milk to a spreadable glaze. Spread over cooled loaf.