Pumpkin Bars

By danaheller

Ingredients

• Bars:
• 4 eggs
• 1 2/3 cups granulated sugar
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 15 oz canned pumpkin
• 2 cups sifted all purpose flour
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 2 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp baking soda
• Icing:
• 8 oz package cream cheese
• 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
• 2 cups sifted confectioners' sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla extract

Details

Servings 24

Preparation

Step 1

Bars:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

2. Using an electric mixer at medium speed, combine the eggs, sugar, oil and pumpkin until light and fluffy. Stir together the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, salt and baking soda. Add the dry ingredients to the pumpkin mixutre and mix at low speed until thoroughly combined and the batter is smooth.

3. Spread the batter into a greased 13x10 inch baking pan. Bake for 30 minutes. Let cool completely before frosting. Cut into bars.

Icing:
Combine the cream cheese and butter in a medium bowl with an electric mixer until smooth. Add the sugar and mix at low speed until combined. Stir in the vanilla and mix again. Spread on cooled pumpkin bars.