6 ounces cream cheese
1/3 cup sugar
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
1 egg
2 teaspoons orange peel, grated, (optional)
1 cup canned pumpkin
1/2 cup vegetable oil
2 eggs
1 1/2 cups sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup pecans, chopped
Heat oven to 325º. For filling, beat together cream cheese, sugar and flour in a medium bowl. Add egg; mix well. Stir in orange peel, if desired; set aside.
For pumpkin batter, combine pumpkin, oil, and eggs in a large bowl. Stir in sugar, salt, cloves, and cinnamon; mix well. Stir in flour and baking soda; blend in pecans. Pour half of batter into a greased and floured 9×5″ loaf pan. Carefully spread cream cheese mixture over batter. Add remaining batter, spreading to cover filling. Bake 1 1/2 hrs or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes in pan on a wire rack. Transfer to wire rack and contiunue to cool.
15 Servings