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Pumpkin Bars

Pumpkin Bar with Cream Cheese Frosting - A Pinch of Joy

Delicious spiced pumpkin bars topped with classic cream cheese frostings — a fall favorite!

Ingredients

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  • 4 eggs
  • 1 2/3 cup sugar
  • 1 cup oil
  • 1 15 oz can pumpkin
  • 2 cup flour
  • 2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 2 tsp cinnamon
  • ¼ tsp nutmeg
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda.
  • 1 cup golden raisins, optional (not included in carb count)

For Cream Cheese Frosting:

  • 1 8 oz package cream cheese, room temperature
  • ½ cup butter, room temperature
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 cups powdered sugar

Instructions

  1. Beat together eggs, sugar, oil and pumpkin till light and fluffy.
  2. Add dry ingredients and mix thoroughly.
  3. Spread batter in ungreased 15x10x1 baking pan. (often called jelly roll pan)
  4. Bake at 350 for 25 – 30 minutes, until toothpick inserted in middle comes out clean.
  5. Serve warm or cool with whipped topping or ice cream. OR Cool to touch and frost.

For Cream Cheese Frosting

  1. Beat all ingredients together until light and fluffy.
  2. Spread uniformly over cooled bars.