PUMPKIN MOLASSES TEA BREAD

Pumpkin Molasses Tea Bread image

Provided by Martha Stewart

Yield Makes 1 nine-inch loaf

Number Of Ingredients 15

Soft butter, for pan
2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for pan
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon table salt
1/2 cup molasses
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup vegetable oil
2 large eggs, lightly beaten
1 cup cooked Pumpkin Puree for Desserts, or canned
2 tablespoons apple juice
1/2 cup roughly chopped dried cranberries
1/2 cup roughly chopped walnuts
8 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
1/4 cup honey

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter and flour a 9-by-5-inch loaf pan; set aside. In a medium bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt; set aside.
In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat molasses, sugar, oil, eggs, pumpkin, and apple juice. Add flour mixture; mix until combined. Fold in cranberries and walnuts. Spoon mixture into prepared pan, and bake until a cake tester inserted into the center comes out clean, about 1 hour. Let the cake sit for about 10 minutes, and then turn the bread out of the pan onto a wire rack to cool completely.
While bread cools, make frosting. Combine cream cheese and honey in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment; beat until smooth and well combined. Once bread is completely cooled, spread top with frosting. Serve.