2 1/2 c. sugar
1 (8 oz.) pkg. cream cheese
1/2 c. butter
4 eggs
1 (16 oz.) can pumpkin
3 1/2 c. flour
2 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. ground cloves
1 c. nuts, chopped
2 c. powdered sugar
3 tbsp. milk

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix sugar, cream cheese and butter at medium speed on electric mixer until well blended. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Blend in pumpkin. Add combined dry ingredients, mixing just until moistened. Fold in nuts. Pour into two greased and floured 9 x 5 inch loaf pans. Bake 1 hour or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 5 minutes; remove from pans. Glaze with combined powdered sugar and milk. Garnish with pecan halves and red Maraschino cherry halves, if desired. Makes 2 loaves.