Pumpkin Bread (or muffins or cake)

I'm on a roll. I've always been a fan of sweet bread. I made these in muffin form to try and entice Owen to eat something. The recipe was one of the Mount Vernon Ward recipes given to Mom; this one is from Rhoda.

Pumpkin Bread
1/2 c butter
1 c sugar
3/4 c canned pumpkin
1 3/4 c flour
1 t baking soda
1 t cinnamon
1/2 t salt
1/2 t nutmeg
1/4 t cloves
3/4 c pecans

Cream butter, sugar and egg. Add pumpkin and mix. Set aside. In another bowl, sift dry ingredients. Gradually add dry ingredients to wet mixture. Beat till well blended. Add pecans if desired. Grease 15''x10''x1'' pan. Bake 350 for 20-25 minutes.

Frosting
6 T margarine
3 oz cream cheese
1 t vanilla
1 t milk
2 c powdered sugar

Cream together.

Since I put mine a muffin tin, I didn't realize it said to cook it in a jelly roll pan. No wonder it was so good--it is basically cake. They really were delicious. Owen ate most of one, which is pretty good for him. I ate many. I didn't make the frosting, but I'm sure it would have been delicious. I made it full fat for Owen's weight-gain benefit ( also probably my weight gain side-effect), but this recipe would probably be a good candidate for an applesauce substitution. I did use whole wheat flour, which is maybe why they didn't seem super cakey. Nonetheless, they were really good.