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Cream Cheese Frosted Pumpkin Bread

Jenna Barnard · butternutbakeryblog.com · 2026 · 10-12 slices

Against 142 pumpkin bread recipes

More pumpkin than 97% of recipes and more spice than 95%.

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How it compares

Against the typical loaf: the median of 142 pumpkin bread recipes, per 100 g of flour.

  • More pumpkin than 97% of recipes: 198% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 127%.
  • More spice than 95% of recipes: 6% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 2.4%, about 2.5 times as much.
  • More egg than 88% of recipes: 70% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 46%.
Pumpkin: 198%, 98th percentileSugar: 130%, 67th percentileFat: 47%, 39th percentileEgg: 70%, 89th percentileSpice: 6%, 96th percentileLeavening: 3.9%, 69th percentileSalt: 0.9%, 24th percentilePumpkinSugarFatEggSpiceLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (17)

  • 1 15oz can pure pumpkin puree425 g
  • 1 cup (200g) light brown sugar, packed200 g
  • 1/4 cup (80g) pure maple syrup80 g
  • 1/2 cup (102g) vegetable oil (olive oil also works)102 g
  • 3 large eggs≈ 150 g
  • 2 tsp vanilla bean paste≈ 8 g
  • 1 tsp baking soda≈ 6 g
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder≈ 2.3 g
  • 1/2 tsp kosher salt≈ 2 g
  • 1/2 tsp cracked black pepper≈ 2.5 g
  • 1 tbsp pumpkin pie spice≈ 8 g
  • 2 tsp ground cinnamon≈ 5 g
  • 1 2/3 cups (215g) all-purpose flour215 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 6 oz Philadelphia full fat cream cheese, room temp170 g
  • 1/4 cup unsalted butter, room temp≈ 57 g
  • 1 cup powdered sugar≈ 120 g
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla bean paste≈ 2.1 g

flour 215 gbatter 1207 g

≈ marks grams converted from cups and spoons with standard densities; the rest are weights the source printed.

Baker's percentages

Grams per 100 g of flour, and where that falls among all 142 recipes. Shaded: the middle half. Tick: the median.

  • Pumpkin198% · 98th percentile
  • Sugar130% · 67th percentile
  • Fat47% · 39th percentile
  • Egg70% · 89th percentile
  • Spice6% · 96th percentile
  • Leavening3.9% · 69th percentile
  • Salt0.9% · 24th percentile

Oven

Temperature
350°F / 175°C
median 350°F
Time
60 to 70 minutes
median 55 minutes

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