Pumpkin bars

By á-39535

dessert

Ingredients

• bars (cake):
• 4 eggs
• 1 C salad oil (vegetable)
• 2 C sugar
• 15 oz pureed pumpkin (fresh cooked or canned)
• 2 C flour
• 2 t baking powder
• 1/2 t salt
• 1 t baking soda
• 2 t cinnamon
• 1/2 t ginger
• 1/2 t ground cloves
• 1/2 t nutmeg
• shortening to grease pan + additional flour for pan
• Frosting:
• 1 6-8 oz pkg of cream cheese
• 3/4 stick of butter (3/4 C)
• 1 T cream or milk
• 1 t vanilla
• 4 C powdered sugar

Details

Adapted from bing.com

Preparation

Step 1

Cream eggs, oil, sugar, and pumpkin.

Sift remaining dry ingredients into the creamed mixture. Mix well and pour into greased and floured baking pan.

Bake at 350 for 25-30 minutes until tooth pick inserted comes out clean.

Set aside and cool before frosting

Frosting:

Cream ingredients until desired consistency adding a little extra powdered sugar if necessary to thicken or a little more cream or milk to thin if too thick.

Once bars are cool frost, cut and serve.