Pumpkin Bars
4 eggs, beaten
2 cups granulated sugar
1 cup vegetable oil
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoons cinnamon
½ teaspoon salt
2 cups pumpkin
½ cup chopped nuts, any kind
Preheat oven to 350 F. Grease a jellyroll pan. Beat eggs and sugar together, beat in oil. Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt and beat into egg mixture. Add pumpkin and then nuts. Bake 25 minutes. Cool and cover with cream cheese frosting.
Cream Cheese Frosting
1 stick butter
8 ounces cream cheese, can be low-fat but not fat free
2 to 3 cups sifted confectioners sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla, or less
2 teaspoons vanilla
Cream butter and cream cheese together. Gradually sift in confectioners sugar and lastly add vanilla. Don’t apply icing until the bars are cooled.