Pumpkin Bars

Name: Pumpkin Bars
Ingredients: FOR THE BARS:; 4 whole Large Eggs, Set To Almost Room Temperature; 1 cup Vegetable Oil; 2 cups Granulated Sugar; 15 ounces, weight Can Of Pumpkin; 2 cups All-purpose Flour; 2 teaspoons Baking Soda; 1 teaspoon Baking Powder; 1/2 teaspoons Salt; 1/2 teaspoons Ground Ginger; 2 teaspoons Cinnamon; 1/2 teaspoons Ground Cloves; 1/2 teaspoons Ground Nutmeg; _____; FOR THE FROSTING:; 3 ounces, weight Cream Cheese, Softened; 1/2 cups Unsalted Butter, Softened; 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract; 2 cups Powdered Sugar; 1 pinch Ground Ginger; 1 pinch Cinnamon; 1 pinch Ground Cloves; 1 pinch Ground Nutmeg

23 ingredients

5 steps

Ingredients

FOR THE BARS:
4 whole Large Eggs, Set To Almost Room Temperature
1 cup Vegetable Oil
2 cups Granulated Sugar
15 ounces, weight Can Of Pumpkin
2 cups All-purpose Flour
2 teaspoons Baking Soda
1 teaspoon Baking Powder
1/2 teaspoons Salt
1/2 teaspoons Ground Ginger
2 teaspoons Cinnamon
1/2 teaspoons Ground Cloves
1/2 teaspoons Ground Nutmeg
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FOR THE FROSTING:
3 ounces, weight Cream Cheese, Softened
1/2 cups Unsalted Butter, Softened
1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
2 cups Powdered Sugar
1 pinch Ground Ginger
1 pinch Cinnamon
1 pinch Ground Cloves
1 pinch Ground Nutmeg

Directions

1

Begin by preheating your oven to 350 degrees (F).
2

Get a large bowl out, and combine the eggs, oil, sugar, and pumpkin. Using a fork, mix very well until everything is incorporated. Add the remaining bar ingredients to a sifter, and do just that, sift it into the mixed pumpkin mixture. Mix well.
3

Into a lightly buttered and floured jelly roll pan, pour in the mixture. Place in the preheated oven for approximately 30 minutes, or until fully cooked. I like to insert a knife down the middle and make sure it comes out clean. Once you have achieved that, and I say that because all ovens are not the same so cook times may vary, then remove the cake and let it cool.
4

This is the time to make the frosting. To a mixing bowl, add the cream cheese, butter, vanilla extract, and the powdered sugar. Mix really well until all of the ingredients are combined. Ok, you must give it a taste. Now hurry and spread it over the top of the bread. Mix the spices together, and sprinkle the mixture onto the top of the frosting.
5

Cut into bars and enjoy. I'm telling you the entire family loved these bars, and my kids would ask for a piece after every meal. The cream cheese frosting and the pumpkin was a really great combination, that reminded me once again how much I love fall.