Growing up, Nilla Wafers were a big hit snack in our house. They went into mom's banana pudding and dad's chocolate pudding. They were smeared with peanut butter and made into sandwich cookies. They were eaten plain, straight from the
Why compromise? Have your (cheese)cake and eat a brownie, too-in a single dessert. Philly Cream Cheese makes it delectably creamy and totally foolproof.
I flavored the dough with the pumpkin and added cardamom. I love the warmth of cardamom and it is a great partner with pumpkin. The filling was simple, toasted pecans, sugar and melted butter. The dough is only lightly sweetened so a filling with sugar is perfect for this recipe. The cream cheese icing was really the star of this bread. We love maple. We love bourbon. And the two together with cream cheese and a little sugar is … heavenly.
I use this recipe when making my rose cake, my hydrangea cake, or any cake that I want the frosting to be able to hold its shape! This makes quite a bit, but can be refrigerated quite easily. And yes, I sometimes use half crisco/half butter. This recipe is SWEET. Super sweet.
