Pumpkin Bread With Cream Cheese Frosting | Foodtalk

Ingredients

• 1½ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• ½ tsp freshly ground nutmeg (or 1 tsp ground nutmeg)
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• ½ tsp ground cloves
• ½ tsp ground ginger
• ½ tsp baking powder
• ½ tsp salt
• 4 large eggs
• ¾ cup sugar
• ¼ cup brown sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• ¾ cup pumpkin puree (not pumpkin pie filling)
• ¾ cup applesauce
• 8 oz cream cheese, softened (1 package)
• ½ cup vegetable shortening (OR unsalted butter)
• 1 cup confectioners powdered sugar
• ½ tsp vanilla extract
• candied ginger
• pumpkin seeds
• walnuts