Frosted Pumpkin Bars
By Yankee Magazine|Nov 03 2007|
Ingredients
1 cup sugar
2 large eggs
1 cup canned pumpkin
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 cup all purpose flour
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup confectioners’ sugar
1/4 cup cream cheese
2 tablespoons butter or margarine, softened
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease 9-inch square pan.
Prepare cake: In bowl, with mixer at medium speed, beat sugar & eggs 2
minutes. Beat in pumpkin & oil. At low speed, add flour, cinnamon, baking soda,
baking powder & salt, beat 1 minute.
Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until toothpick
inserted in center comes out clean. Cool pumpkin cake in pan on wire rack.
Prepare frosting: In bowl, with mixer at low speed, beat confectioners’ sugar
& remaining ingredients 2 minutes or until fluffy. Use to frost cake. Makes 9
servings.
