Recipe: Pumpkin Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting

Pumpkin Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting
rec.food.cooking/Rich Byrnes/1998
Source: Grandma McLain
Servings: 12

2 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons cinnamon
2 cups sugar
4 eggs -- slightly beaten
2 cups pumpkin
1 cup oil
chopped nuts (optional)

Frosting
3 ounces cream cheese
3/4 stick margarine or butter
1 teaspoon milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 3/4 cups sifted powdered sugar

For the Bars:
Sift dry ingredients. Add slightly beaten eggs, pumpkin, and oil. Mix and blend well, add nuts.

Bake in greased sheet pan (15x10x3/4-inches) at 350F for 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Frost Bars when cooled.

For the Frosting:
Blend cream cheese and butter. Add milk and vanilla. Stir in powdered sugar (use more powdered sugar if the bars are not going to be refrigerated for a while).