Paula Deen's Pumpkin Bars

Pumpkin Bars

recipe: Paula Deen

Ingredients

for the bars:

4 eggs

1 2/3 cups sugar

1 cup vegetable oil

15 ounce can pumpkin

2 cups all purpose flour

2 teaspoons baking powder

2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon baking soda

for the icing:

8 ounces cream cheese, softened

1/2 cup butter, softened

2 cups powdered sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla

Directions: 

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

Combine the eggs, sugar, oil and pumpin until light and fluffy.  In a separate bowl combine the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, salt and baking soda.  Add the dry ingredients to the pumpkin mixture and mix at low speed until combined.  Spread into a greased 13x10 inch baking pan.  Bake for 30 minutes until a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean.  Cool completely before frosting.

To make the icing, combine the cream cheese and butter with a mixer until smooth.  Add the sugar and vanilla and mix until combined.  Spread on the cooled bars and sprinkle with cinnamon.  Cut into bars and ENJOY!