Pumpkin Bars with Cream Cheese or Buttercream Frosting

These Pumpkin Bars are a perfect recipe for fall. It’s a really easy pumpkin bars recipe, and you can either top it with cream cheese frosting or buttercream frosting. I go back and forth between which frosting I should make because they are both delicious and you can’t go wrong with making either one.

This recipe also makes a large pan, which is great for taking to a large holiday party or family gathering.

Here’s how to make the pumpkin bars with cream cheese frosting or butter frosting:

Pumpkin Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting or Buttercream Frosting

The pumpkin bars recipe is a yummy fall dessert that is perfect to take to a family or friend holiday party.

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 10 minutes mins

Total Time 25 minutes mins

Course Dessert

Servings 24 squares

Ingredients

  

• 4 eggs
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 cup vegetable or canola oil
• 1 can pure pumpkin (15 oz)
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 2 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp ground ginger
• 1/4 tsp ground cloves
• BUTTERCREAM FROSTING:
• 2/3 cup butter, softened
• 4 cups powdered sugar
• 2 tsp vanilla
• 4 Tbsp milk
• CREAM CHEESE FROSTING:
• 1 package cream cheese (8 oz), softened
• 1/3 cup butter, softened
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 2 cups powdered sugar

Instructions

 

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Using an electric mixing bowl, beat the eggs, sugar, oil and pumpkin until smooth.
• In a small bowl combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ground ginger and ground cloves.
• Stir the dry ingredients into the pumpkin mixture and mix until combined.
• Pour batter evenly onto a 15x10 greased baking sheet. Bake for 25minutes. Insert a toothpick or knife into the center of cake. If it comes out clean, the cake is done.
• Choose to make either the buttercream frosting or cream cheese frosting.
• To make the buttercream frosting, in a bowl, combine the butter, powdered sugar, vanilla and milk. Mix until smooth.
• Or to make the cream cheese frosting, in a bowl, combine the cream cheese, butter, vanilla, and powdered sugar. Mix until smooth.
• Allow to cool completely before frosting.

Keyword fall dessert, pumpkin bars, pumpkin dessert, pumpkin sheetcake

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