Ingredients

  • 1 (8 oz.) pkg. cream cheese, softened
  • 1/4 c. sugar
  • 1 egg, beaten
  • 1 3/4 c. flour
  • 1 1/2 c. sugar
  • 1 tsp. baking soda
  • 1 tsp. cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 1/4 tsp. nutmeg
  • 1 c. canned pumpkin
  • 1/3 c. margarine, melted
  • 1 egg, beaten
  • 1/3 c. water

Method

  • Combine cream cheese until well-blended with sugar and egg. Set aside.
  • Combine dry ingredients.
  • Add combined pumpkin, margarine, egg and water, mixing just until moistened.
  • Reserve 2 cups pumpkin batter.
  • Pour remaining batter into greased and floured 9 x 5-inch long pan.
  • Pour cream cheese mixture over pumpkin batter.
  • Top with rest of pumpkin batter.
  • Cut through batters with knife several times and swirl.
  • Bake at 350° for 1 hour and 10 minutes or until pick comes out clean.
  • Cool 5 minutes. Remove from pan.
  • Makes 1 loaf.