Pumpkin Bars

Hey family... I am just so excited for this blog! I have a bunch of recipes that I'm wanting to post but I decided to post my recipe for pumpkin bars first because they are so yummy and way easy! This the treat Ryan and I brought to Denver. I found the recipe on a cooking blog called The Sisters Cafe. If you get a chance to look around the blog more you should because there's a lot of good stuff. Well, without further ado, here's the delicious recipe!

Pumpkin Bars

Bars:

4 eggs

1 2/3 cups granulated sugar1 cup vegetable oil

15-ounce can pumpkin

2 cups sifted all-purpose flour

2 teaspoons baking powder

2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon baking soda

Icing:

8-ounce package cream cheese, softened

1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened

2 cups powdered sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Using an electric mixer at medium speed, combine the eggs, sugar, oil and pumpkin until light and fluffy. In a separate bowl, stir together the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, salt and baking soda. Add the dry ingredients to the pumpkin mixture and mix at low speed until thoroughly combined and the batter is smooth. Spread the batter into a greased 13 by 10-inch baking pan. Bake for 30 minutes. Let cool completely before frosting. Cut into bars.

To make the 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.

 

Enjoy!