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Pumpkin cream cheese loaf sliced on a cooling rack, showing tender pumpkin crumb and swirled cream cheese filling.
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Pumpkin Spice Loaf with Cream Cheese Swirl

This Pumpkin Spice Loaf with Cream Cheese Swirl is soft, cozy, and perfectly spiced with a creamy cheesecake ribbon baked inside. Simple to make, gorgeous to slice, and everything you want in a fall bake.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time1 hour
Total Time1 hour 15 minutes
Course: Breakfast, Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: pumkin cream cheese loaf, pumpkin loaf, pumpkin spice loaf
Servings: 10
Calories: 354kcal
Author: Joanna Cismaru

Ingredients

For the Pumpkin Loaf

  • 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 cup canned pumpkin purée
  • ½ cup vegetable oil
  • ¾ cup granulated sugar
  • ¼ cup brown sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 tablespoons milk

For the Cream Cheese Swirl

  • 6 oz cream cheese softened
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 3 tablespoons sugar
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
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Instructions

  • Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease a 9×5-inch loaf pan and line with parchment for easy removal.
  • In a small bowl, whisk together cream cheese, egg yolk, sugar, and vanilla until smooth. Set aside.
  • In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, salt, and pumpkin pie spice.
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  • In a large bowl, beat the eggs with the pumpkin, oil, sugars, vanilla, and milk until smooth.
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  • Stir dry ingredients into the wet ingredients until just combined, don’t overmix.
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  • Pour half the batter into the loaf pan. Dollop half the cream cheese mixture and swirl lightly with a knife. Repeat with remaining batter and cream cheese.
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  • Bake for 50–60 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out mostly clean (a few moist crumbs are perfect).
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  • Let cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack. Slice and serve once fully cooled (if you can wait).

Notes

  1. For extra flavor, add a sprinkle of coarse sugar on top before baking.
  2. If the edges brown too quickly, loosely tent with foil.
  3. This loaf tastes even better on day two. If you can wait, you deserve a medal.

Nutrition

Serving: 1slice | Calories: 354kcal | Carbohydrates: 42g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 7g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 74mg | Sodium: 298mg | Potassium: 79mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 25g | Vitamin A: 315IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 40mg | Iron: 1mg
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