Pumpkin Bars and Cream Cheese Frosting

It's a crowd pleaser. It's and delicious so easy to prepare.

Ingredients:

4 eggs
2 cups of sugar
1 cup vegetable oil
1 small can of pumpkin
2 cups of flour
1 tsp soda
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp cloves
1/2 tsp nutmeg
3/4 cup of nuts (optional)
cream cheese frosting
3 oz. cream cheese
3/4 stick of butter
3 cups of confectionary sugar
1 tsp vanilla
1 Tbsp. of milk

Directions:

Mix all together by hand or with a mixer. Pour into a greased and floured jelly roll pan. Bake at 350 degrees F for 25 minutes.

When cool, frost with cream cheese frosting. Canned frosting works great.

Servings:	42
Time:	20 minutes minutes preparation time 25 minutes minutes cooking time

Source: cooks.com, but I made my own changes

By Carolyn B. from Niagara Falls, NY

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Donna Vendt

November 18, 20100 found this helpful

How many ounces make a "small can". I want to try this Pumpkin Bars and Frosting recipe; just want to do it correctly. Thanks.

Jess
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November 19, 20100 found this helpful

Momodonna, I think that a small can of pumpkin is 15 oz. You could probably use a big can and only use half or make a double batch.

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Archive: Pumpkin Bars and Frosting

November 17, 2010

Ingredients

4 eggs
2 cups sugar
1 cup salad oil
1 can pumpkin (15 oz.)
2 cups flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda

1/2 tsp. salt
2 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. ginger
1/2 tsp. cloves
1/2 tsp. nutmeg

Frosting:

1 package cream cheese (large)
3/4 stick butter
1 Tbsp. vanilla
4 cups powdered sugar

Directions

In a bowl, mix the eggs, sugar, oil and pumpkin together. Add the flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, and nutmeg together and mix well. Pour into a greased and floured 12x18 inch pan. Bake at 350 degrees F for 25-30 minutes. For frosting: Mix the cream cheese, butter and vanilla together and the powdered sugar last. Spread on cool bars.

By Robin from Washington, IA