Do you love pumpkin desserts? If you are crazy about pumpkin you will love these pumpkin bars with cream cheese frosting. These moist pumpkin bars have all the best flavors of fall with a rich and creamy frosting.
Ingredients
For the Pumpkin Bar:
4eggs
1 2/3cupsgranulated sugar
1cupvegetable oil
15-ouncecan pumpkin
2cupssifted all-purpose flour
2teaspoonsbaking powder
2teaspoonsground cinnamon
1teaspoonsalt
1teaspoonbaking soda
For the Cream Cheese Frosting:
8-ouncepackage cream cheese, softened
1/2cupbutter or margarine, softened
2cupssifted confectioners’ sugar
1teaspoonvanilla extract
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 13 by 9-inch baking pan.
In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment combine the eggs, sugar, oil and pumpkin on medium speed until light and fluffy.
In a large bowl whisk together the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, salt and baking soda.
Hand mix the dry ingredients into the pumpkin mixture until just combined. Do not overmix. Spread the batter into the prepared 13 by 9-inch baking pan. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean. Transfer to a wire rack and allow to cool completely.
In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment combine the cream cheese and butter until smooth. Add the sugar and mix at low speed until combined. Stir in the vanilla and mix again. Spread on cooled pumpkin bars.