Pumpkin Bars

By debbreck

These bars were made by one of our teachers, Julia Richardson, and are to die for.

Ingredients

• For Frosting:
• 4 eggs
• 2 cups Sugar
• 2 cups Pumpkin
• 3/4 cups melted butter
• 2 cups flour
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp baking soda
• Pumpkin spice to taste
• 1 cup walnuts
• 16 oz cream cheese, room temperature
• 1 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup heavy cream, cold. Higher the fat content, the better.

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 325 degrees.

Cream eggs and sugar. Add remaining ingredients in the order listed. Beat until well mixed. Pour into greased 11 x 17 jelly roll pan. Bake approximately 25 minutes.

Cool and frost.

While bars are cooling, make frosting. Beat the cheese, sugar and vanilla until smooth and fluffy. In a separate bowl, beat the heavy cream to nearly stiff peaks, then add the whipped cream into the cheese mixture and quickly and briefly beat to combine. Do not over beat.