Tuesday, October 16, 2007

Pumpkin Bars


1 cup oil
4 eggs
2 cups sugar
2 cups canned pumpkin
1 tsp baking soda
½ tsp salt
2 tsp baking powder
2 tsp cinnamon
2 c + 2TB flour
½ tsp ginger
¼ tsp ground cloves
½ tsp pumpkin pie spice (optional)

Preheat oven 350˚
Grease pan (large cookie sheet)
In a large bowl-cream oil, eggs and sugar
Mix dry ingredients, set aside.
Add pumpkin to cream mixture.
Add dry ingredients to cream mixture (mix with spoon)

Bake on lowest oven rack 15-20 minutes (check at 15 minutes with toothpick)

Cool completely, then frost

Frosting
1 pkg cream cheese (8 oz)
1 cube butter
1tsp vanilla
3-4 cups of powdered sugar

Garnish with:
Slivered almonds
Chopped almonds
Pecans
Walnuts
Candy corns
Candy corn pumpkins (cute to do a pumpkin on each square piece)

*Recipe may be cut in half. Use 9x13 pan


1 comment:

Jessica said...

oh yumm!! I am going to have to try this out. I love pumpkin treats. Thanks for sharing, I love recipes.