How to Bake Pumpkin Cake/Bars w/ Cream Cheese Frosting

Need a BIG dessert for a holiday celebration? Try this Pumpkin bar recipe baked in a cookie sheet like Texas Sheet Cakes are. The yummy Cream Cheese frosting is a great addition to the pumpkin flavor. This serves a nice group of people depending on how big you cut your slices. Enjoy and happy baking!

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Ingredients in Steps

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 15 X 10 X 1 inch cookie sheet.

2. In a large mixing bowl, beat 4 large eggs until foamy. Add 2 C. sugar, 1 C. Oil, and 2 C canned pumpkin. Beat for 2 minutes at medium speed.

3. Add 2 C. flour, 2 t. baking powder, 1 t. baking soda, 3/4 t. salt, and 2 t. cinnamon. Beat 1 minute at low speed. Pour into prepared pan.

4. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 to 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted comes out clean. Cool.

5. For cream cheese frosting, in a mixing bowl, beat 8 ounces cream cheese, 1 stick softened butter, 1 T. milk, and 1 t. Pure vanilla till smooth. Slowly add 2 C powdered sugar until smooth and creamy. Add a little more milk if too thick, but you don't want a runny frosting. Spread frosting over cooled pumpkin cake. Cut into bars.