Easy Pumpkin Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting
Easy pumpkin bars with cream cheese frosting are a wonderful fall dessert. This is a quick and moist cake recipe that everyone will love during the winter holidays. The smells of cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and cloves will fill your kitchen with the warmth of the season.
Servings: 20 pieces
Calories: 271kcal
Ingredients
Pumpkin bars
- 4 eggs
- 3/4 cup vegetable oil
- 1-1/2 cups sugar
- 15 ounce can pumpkin
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
Frosting
- 4 Tablespoons whipped cream cheese
- 1 Tablespoon butter softened
- 2 Tablespoons milk
- 2 cups powdered sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350-degrees and grease and flour a 9" x 13" casserole dish or 10 inch or 15 inch jelly roll pan.
Pumpkin Bars
- Mix the eggs and oil together in a large bowl.
- Add the sugar, pumpkin, flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and spices and mix well.
- Bake for 35-40 minutes until a cake tester comes out clean.
- Let cake cool.
Frosting
- Add the cream cheese, butter, and milk to a medium-sized bowl.
- Add the powdered sugar and mix until creamy.
- Spread on cake bars.
Notes
Nutrition includes cake and frosting.
If you want to add a little more flavor to the frosting you can add one teaspoon of maple syrup or one teaspoon of cinnamon.
You can use either a 10 inch by 15 inch jelly roll pan or a 9 inch by 13 inch baking dish for the recipe.
Nutrition
Serving: 1piece | Calories: 271kcal | Carbohydrates: 42g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 41mg | Sodium: 191mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 31g