Pumpkin Bars
Classic pumpkin bars with homemade cream cheese frosting
Servings 12 servings
Ingredients
Pumpkin Bars
- 4 eggs, beaten
- 1 cup oil
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 15 ounce can of pumpkin
- 2 cups flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp ginger
- 1/2 tsp nutmeg
Cream Cheese Frosting
- 2 8 oz bricks cream cheese, room temperature
- 2/3 cup salted butter, room temperature
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 4 cups powdered sugar
Instructions
Pumpkin Bars
- Mix the eggs, oil, sugar and pumpkin.
- Add flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, salt, ginger, nutmeg.
- Pour into greased jelly roll pan and bake at 350°F for 25 -30 minutes.
- Let cool before frosting.
Cream Cheese Frosting
- Using an electric mixer, cream together cream cheese and butter on medium speed for 1 minute or until smooth with no lumps remaining.
- Add in vanilla. Mix until combined.
- Lower speed to medium-low and gradually add in powdered sugar. Increase speed to medium-high and beat until combined. You may not need all 4 cups or you might need more.If it gets too thick, you can add some milk to thin it down.
- Frost bars after completely cool.