Pumpkin Cream Cheese Loaf with Pepitas Streusel
Pumpkin cream cheese Loaf with Pipits Streusel is laced with sweetness that provides a variety of delicious flavors for this sharable dessert baked good.
Servings: 8
Calories:
Equipment
- 9" x 5" Loaf Pan
Ingredients
Crumb
- ½ cup all-purpose flour
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- ¼ cup unsalted butter melted
- 1 tsp pumpkin spice
- ¼ tsp salt
Cream Cheese
- 8 oz cream cheese room temperature
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 large egg room temperature
Loaf
- 1 ½ cup (215g) all-purpose flour
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ½ cup vegetable or canola oil
- 2 tsp pumpkin spice
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp ground cinnamon
- ½ tsp baking soda
- 2 large eggs room temperature
- 15 oz pumpkin puree (not pumpkin filling)
Topping
- ⅓ cup pepitas (pumpkin seeds)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F / 176°C. Lightly grease the loaf pan (9"x 5") with softened butter & flour or line the inside of the pan with parchment paper.
Streusel
- In a small bowl: combine flour, brown sugar, pumpkin spice, salt and mix. Add melted butter & mix until it begins to form coarse crumbs.
Cream Cheese
- In a medium size bowl: add softened cream cheese and whip until smooth. Add sugar, vanilla extract and whip/beat until smooth. Add the egg and whip until smooth. Use a spatula to scrap the sides of the cheesecake batter to center of the bowl and continue to whip until smooth.
Loaf
- In a bowl combine flour, salt, baking soda, pumpkin spice, cinnamon & baking powder together. Set aside until ready to use. (I highly recommend weighing your flour and sifting the dry ingredients before adding to the wet ingredients, this will make the batter fluffy and not lumpy).
- In a large separate bowl: add white sugar, brown sugar, eggs, vanilla extract, pumpkin puree and oil. Mix everything together until combined. Add dry ingredients and mix.
- Use an ice cream scooper or ladle. Transfer ½ of the pumpkin batter to the pan. Gently add the cream cheese mixture on top of the batter. Gently add the other ½ of the batter on top of cream cheese. Then, add the crumb on top. Lastly, sprinkle pepitas (pumpkin seeds) on top.
- Bake for 60-65 minutes or until a toothpick placed in the center of the bread comes out clean. Remove from the oven and rest the bread in the pan for 15 minutes before transferring the loaf to a cake rack to finish cooling.