Pumpkin-Orange Bread

THIS BREAD!!!

OMG, this is the BEST pumpkin-based anything I have ever tasted! It turned out so pretty I just had to take a picture of it. There is a frosting you can put on it, too, but I got impatient and started eating the bread before I frosted it.

HERE IS HOW YOU MAEK IT!!



Cheesecake layer:

Two 8-ounce packs of cream cheese, softened
1 cup sugar
2 Tblsp. flour
2 eggs
2 Tblsp. orange zest

Blend all that together until smooth. Set aside.

Pumpkin layer:

1 2/3 cup flour
1 teasp. baking soda
1/2 teasp. salt
1/2 teasp. cinnamon
1/2 teasp. ground cloves
1/2 teasp. pumpkin pie spice
1/4 teasp. nutmeg
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 cup pumpkin puree
1/2 cup vegetable oil
2 eggs
1 teasp. vanilla

Just mix it all together in one big bowl until well blended and creamy. Reserve about two cups of this pumpkin mixture in a separate bowl; divide the rest evenly into two greased 8X4" bread pans. Pour the cheesecake mixture in next, on top of the pumpkin layer. Now drizzle that reserved pumpkin mix on top of the cheesecake layer. Bake the loaves at 350°F (175°C) for 50 to 60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.


Orange Glaze recipe:

1 1/2 cups powdered (confectioner's) sugar
2 Tblsp. orange juice
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon

If you want it thicker, add more powdered sugar; to make it thinner, use more orange juice.