Frosting:

1 - 8 oz. pkg. cream cheese
4 tbsp. butter
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
1 1/2 c. powdered sugar
dash salt
1/2 c. pecans, finely chopped

Cream butter with cream cheese. Add vanilla. Add sifted sugar and salt. Fold in nuts last. Frost cooled bread.

Bread:

2 tsp. vanilla
1 c. chopped dates or pecans, or 1/2 c. of each

Combine sugar and oil in large bowl. Add eggs one at a time, beating after each addition. Add vanilla. Sift dry ingredients together. Set aside. Add dry ingredients alternately with water. Add pumpkin. Add dates, pecans, or both at this time. Pour into three well greased and floured 9-inch x 5-inch x 3-inch loaf pans.

Bake in preheated 325°F oven for one hour, or until they test done. Remove from pans when barely warm.