Pumpkin Bars

Pumpkin Bars
original recipe: http://bakeitandloveit.blogspot.com/2010/11/pumpkin-bars.html
Ingredients:

• 2 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg *
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 4 eggs
• 1 and 2/3 cups sugar
• 1 cup oil
• 1 can (15oz) pumpkin (not pumpkin pie filling)

Instructions:

Sift dry ingredients (flour, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt & soda) and set aside. In a large bowl, combine eggs, sugar, oil and pumpkin until light and fluffy. Add the dry ingredients, gradually. Mix well.

Spread batter in a greased 15x10x1 baking pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 – 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Cool completely.

Frosting:

• 1 8oz. package of cream cheese *
• 1/3 cup softened butter
• 4 cups powdered sugar
• 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
• 1 Tbsp milk

Cream together butter and cream cheese until smooth and fluffy.  Add powdered sugar, vanilla and milk.  Mix on high speed until smooth creamy.

* i added nutmeg to the recipe because i think pumpkin + nutmeg belong together

* the original frosting recipe only calls for 3 oz of cream cheese.  i like a good frosting to bar ratio, so i made a large batch of frosting + included it in this recipe

http://www.piarecipes.com/2012/11/pumpkin-bars.html