Pumpkin & Cheese Spice Bread

Preheat oven to 350F; lightly grease 3 mini loaf pans with butter.

For the cheese batter:
Use a handheld electric mixer to beat together all ingredients until smooth and creamy.

For the pumpkin spice batter:
In a medium bowl, whisk together the brown sugar and eggs until light and fluffy, then stir in the pumpkin, canola oil, and vanilla. In a separate bowl, whisk or sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and cloves. Gradually stir the dry ingredients into the wet, being careful not to over-mix. Divide the pumpkin batter between the 3 loaf pans, then pour the cheese batter on top.

Bake until golden around the edges, about 35 to 40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted inside comes out clean or with just a couple of crumbs. Cool 10 minutes in the pans, then remove from the pans and transfer to a wire rack to finish cooling.