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

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Pumpkin Bread with Cream Cheese Frosting

This easy pumpkin bread with cream cheese frosting is a guaranteed hit to ring in the fall season. With just a few handy ingredients it's perfect for school parties, family dinners and church potlucks.

Calories: 4903 kcal

Author: Marty's Musings

Ingredients

Bread

• 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

Frosting

• 2 1/2 oz cream cheese softened
• 3 tbs milk
• 1 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla

Instructions

1. Combine sugar, oil, eggs and pumpkin in mixing bowl and beat at high speed for 1 minute.
2. Add cake mix, pudding mix and pumpkin pie spice and beat for 2 minutes.
3. Pour into 2 greased and floured loaf pans.
4. Bake at 350 degrees for 50 to 60 minutes or until loaves test done.
5. Cool in pans.
6. Mix together cream cheese, milk, powdered sugar and vanilla. (I used a whisk.)
7. Turn bread onto a plate and drizzle with frosting.

Recipe Notes

1 cup chopped pecans can be added if desired.