This pumpkin bread recipe with cream cheese frosting is so easy because it’s made with a box mix and canned pumpkin. Perfect for busy families!
Some of my favorite family moments have been spent gathered around a beautifully decorated table with those I love, sharing good food and great conversation.
When the leaves begin to turn and the weather cools nothing delights my senses quicker than the smell of hot instant russian tea and warm pumpkin bread recipe straight from the oven.
Even though our children are all almost grown, the years of raking trails in the leaves to create roads for their bikes or jumping into giant piles are forever captured in our family photo albums.
Another favorite family activity as the kids were growing up was roasting hot dogs and marshmallows over the fire pit after a morning of working together outside in the yard.
Even though I miss those bittersweet moments of yesterday this time of year is still my favorite, and I enjoy creating new memories with my grandson Aiden.
Designing a beautiful table is still at the top of my list when I invite others to share something as simple as a pumpkin bread recipe, and it doesn’t have to be expensive or time consuming. Let me show you the key elements of this one.
I went with a rustic theme with my DIY wood chargers, embellished white plates (a hand me down), yard sale napkins and mini pumpkins.
This table runner is perfect with just a touch of glitter leaves on the brown fabric with scalloped edges.
These lanterns were used as my simple centerpiece.
My husband loves LED candles so I purchased these to go inside the lanterns.
I love decor pieces that are reusable and these lanterns will definitely be appearing throughout my home in seasons to come.
Since my style includes a lot of rustic signature items such as wooden candle holders and an old window table the lanterns blend in well with what I already have.
Chalkboards are still trendy and I just love this pumpkin one. I used it to showcase my delicious pumpkin bread recipe but you could use it in any number of ways.
See how easily this table was put together with just a few new seasonal pieces mixed with some of my own?
My family raved about this pumpkin bread recipe and it would be perfect served with friends and family gathered around the table.
Pumpkin Bread with Cream Cheese Frosting
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1/3 cup oil
- 3 eggs
- 1 15- oz can pumpkin
- 1 box yellow cake mix
- 1 3.4 oz vanilla instant pudding mix
- 1 tbs pumpkin pie spice
- 2 1/2 oz cream cheese softened
- 3 tbs milk
- 1 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
- Combine sugar, oil, eggs and pumpkin in mixing bowl and beat at high speed for 1 minute.
- Add cake mix, pudding mix and pumpkin pie spice and beat for 2 minutes.
- Pour into 2 greased and floured loaf pans.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 50 to 60 minutes or until loaves test done.
- Cool in pans.
- Mix together cream cheese, milk, powdered sugar and vanilla. (I used a whisk.)
- Turn bread onto a plate and drizzle with frosting.
1 cup chopped pecans can be added if desired.
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What a beautiful display! And pumpkin bread… you had me at pumpkin. 😉
Thanks, Melissa. The cream cheese icing is pretty good, too 🙂
looks delicious, thanks so much for sharing on craft schooling Sunday!
My hubby would go crazy for these muffins!!! I would love for you to share them over at MMM, my link party going on now!!
Cathy 🙂
Love your fall look and I can’t wait to try your pumpkin bread recipe. Thanks for sharing at the Best of the Blogosphere Linky party this week!
Thanks, Deb!
This recipe looks delicious and that table is beautiful! Great job.
Thanks, Shasta and thank you for all your help answering my questions!
One of these days I need to clean off my table to actually set it. In the meantime I will make this bread. Thanks for sharing on Creative K Kids’ Tasty Tuesdays link up. Hope to see you back next week.
Audrey, we’ve homeschooled for 21 years so our table was rarely cleaned off except to eat dinner! With only one student left at home it’s a bit easier to dress it up but I do miss the chaos and noise at times. Not all the times but sometimes!
Ahh, so many details to love about your fall tablescape! I love it all! And, that pumpkin chalkboard sign is SO cute!! I love pumpkin bread!
Carrie
curlycraftymom.com
That pumpkin bread looks DELICIOUS! And your table setting is beautiful, I’m going to have to check out Big Lots for decorations!
The table setting is so lovely, and not so cluttered up as many I have seen. You can enjoy the tablemore.
Bobbi
Oh my heart,,,,,Your table is lovely and the bread….looks delicious, I love the shortcut with the mix!!!
Thanks for sharing on the #OMHGFF hope to see you next week!
Your pumpkin bread sounds divine Marty and reading about all those special Fall memories you have with the kids brought back a smile to my face. I can almost hear their belly laughs <3
Gorgeous table setting! Hubs is a huge pumpkin pie fan but this would be a great way to switch it up this year!
Your pumpkin bread looks really delicious cant wait to try this.
This is a great recipe! Thank you so much for sharing, Marty!!
Marty, thank you for this wonderful pumpkin bread recipe and for sharing your beautiful fall table. I love the landerns and the LED lights. You are amazing
Pumpkin bread is a fall family favorite! Lovely table too.
Those wood cahrges are super cute! Thanks for the recipe. I love banana bread. The drizzle of icing is something I have to try.