Paul's Pumpkin Bars

Paul's Pumpkin Bars

from allrecipes.com
Dessert
45 min
24 servings
279 kcal / serving

These pumpkin bars are a made-from-scratch treat of moist, flavorful sheet cake topped with luscious cream cheese icing for the ultimate fall treat.

Ingredients

  • 1can pumpkin puree
  • 1 ⅝667461395 cups white sugar
  • 1 cupvegetable oil
  • 4 largeeggs
  • 2 cupsall-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoonsground cinnamon
  • 2 teaspoonsbaking powder
  • 1 teaspoonbaking soda
  • 1 teaspoonsalt
  • ½ cupbutter, softened
  • 1package cream cheese, softened
  • 1 teaspoonvanilla extract
  • 2 cupssifted confectioners' sugar

Directions

  1. 1

    Gather cake ingredients and frosting ingredients.

  2. 2

    Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

  3. 3

    To make the cake: Beat pumpkin puree, sugar, oil, and eggs with an electric mixer in a large bowl until well combined.

  4. 4

    Sift together flour, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a separate bowl.

  5. 5

    Stir into pumpkin mixture until thoroughly combined.

  6. 6

    Spread batter evenly into an ungreased 10x15-inch jelly roll pan.

  7. 7

    Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 25 to 30 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool.

  8. 8

    While the cake is cooling, make frosting: Beat together butter and cream cheese until smooth; stir in vanilla. Add confectioners' sugar a little at a time, beating until mixture is smooth.

  9. 9

    Spread frosting evenly on top of cooled cake. Cut into 24 squares.

  10. 10

    Enjoy!