Paul’s Pumpkin Bars

Description

These are very moist, and so far I haven’t found anyone who doesn’t love them!

Ingredients

  • 4 large eggs
  • 1 ⅔ cups white sugar
  • 1 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin puree
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
  • ½ cup butter, softened
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 cups sifted confectioners’ sugar

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  2. Make cake: Beat pumpkin
  3. sugar
  4. oil
  5. and eggs with an electric mixer in a medium bowl until well combined.
  6. Sift together flour
  7. cinnamon
  8. baking powder
  9. baking soda
  10. and salt in a separate bowl; stir into pumpkin mixture until thoroughly combined. Spread batter evenly into an ungreased 10×15-inch jelly roll pan.
  11. Bake in the preheated oven until cake bounces back when gently pressed
  12. 25 to 30 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool.
  13. While the cake is cooling
  14. make frosting: Beat together butter and cream cheese until smooth; stir in vanilla. Add confectioners’ sugar a little at a time
  15. beating until mixture is smooth.
  16. Spread frosting evenly on top of cooled cake. Cut into 24 squares.

Prep Time: 15 mins

Cook Time: 30 mins

Total Time: 45 mins

Servings: 24

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