2 1/2 c. sugar
8 oz. cream cheese, softened
1/2 c. butter, softened
4 eggs
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. chopped nuts

Combine sugar, cream cheese and butter at medium speed. Add eggs, one at a time. Blend in pumpkin. Add dry ingredients, mixing just until moistened. Fold in nuts. Pour into two greased and floured loaf pans. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour or until toothpick comes out clean. Cool 5 minutes. Remove from pans.