Cream Cheese Swirl: Irresistibly Delicious Delight
Cream Cheese Swirl: Irresistibly Delicious Delight is a practical, flavor-forward cream cheese swirl recipe with clear ingredients and step-by-step instructions. - Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 75 minutes
- Total Time: 1 hour 35 minutes
- Yield: 9 slices
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Bake
- Cuisine: American
- Pan Size: 9 x 5 inch loaf
Equipment
- skillet
- mixing bowl
- whisk
Ingredients
- For the pumpkin cake batter:
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour, spooned and leveled
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon fine salt
- 1 ½ teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
- 2 large eggs, room temperature
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup packed brown sugar dark or light
- ⅓ cup vegetable oil
- 1 cup canned pumpkin puree
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- For the cream cheese layer:
- 8 ounces block cream cheese, room temperature
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg, room temperature
- ½ teaspoon vanilla
- ¼ cup all-purpose flour
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325°F. Grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan (optional: line with parchment paper).
- Whisk dry cake ingredients (flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, pumpkin pie spice) in a medium bowl.
- In a separate large bowl, whisk eggs until frothy. Add both sugars and whisk until smooth. Whisk in pumpkin, oil, and vanilla. Gradually add dry ingredients, whisking until combined and smooth. Set aside.
- Beat cream cheese until broken up. Add sugar and beat until smooth. Beat in egg and vanilla. Add flour and beat until just combined.
- Spread a thick layer of pumpkin batter into the bottom of the pan. Add alternating scoops of cream cheese mixture and pumpkin batter until all batter is used. Gently jiggle the pan to level the top.
- Bake for 65-75 minutes until the top is firm and cracked.
- Cool in the pan for 15 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
- Use canned pumpkin puree, not pumpkin pie filling.
- Pumpkin pie spice can be substituted with a homemade blend.
- Layer count is customizable; 3 layers of each yield thicker cream cheese bites, 5 layers yield a more intricate design but less cream cheese per bite. 4 layers is a recommended middle ground.
- For a random swirl pattern, stack scoops without smoothing. For uniform layers, smooth each layer before adding the next.
- Do not leave the cake at room temperature for extended periods du
- Pumpkin pie spice can be substituted with a homemade blend.
- Layer count is customizable; 3 layers of each yield thicker cream cheese bites, 5 layers yield a more intricate design but less cream cheese per bite. 4 layers is a recommended middle ground.
- For a random swirl pattern, stack scoops without smoothing. For uniform layers, smooth each layer before adding the next.
- Do not leave the cake at room temperature for extended periods du