Amazing Homemade Pumpkin Bars Recipe
These deliciously easy-to-make pumpkin bars are topped off with an incredible cream cheese frosting for the perfect fall dessert.
Ingredients
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 ½ teaspoons pumpkin pie spice blend
- 4 large eggs
- 1 ¼ cup vegetable oil
- 15 ounce can pumpkin puree
- 1 cup packed light brown sugar
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 1 stick melted unsalted butter
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- cream cheese frosting recipe x 1 ½
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°.
- In a large bowl whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and spice blend until combined and set aside.
- Whisk together the eggs, oil, pumpkin puree, sugars, butter, and vanilla in a separate large bowl until completely mixed.
- Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredient bowl and mix until combined and smooth.
- Pour the batter onto a 10x15 cookie sheet tray that has been lined with parchment paper and sprayed with non-stick spray and spread out until even.
- Bake in the oven at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until firm in the center and a toothpick comes out clean after sticking in the center.
- Cool the cake completely on a rack, which takes about 45 minutes, you can keep this warm, but the frosting will melt a bit.
- Generously frost the cake with the cream cheese frosting, slice, and serve.
Notes
Make-Ahead: You can make this up to 2 days ahead of time.
How to Store: Carefully cover and keep in the refrigerator for up to 6 days. Cover and freeze for up to 3 months. It would be better if the cake was not frosted before freezing.
I prefer to pull it out of the refrigerator for about an hour before slicing and serving it, so the cream cheese frosting softens up a bit.
Feel free to add assorted seasonal toppings like candy corns or other Halloween-themed decorations.
You may also add chocolate chips or walnuts into the cake batter for enhanced flavor.
Nutrition
Calories: 197kcalCarbohydrates: 42gProtein: 4gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 41mgSodium: 90mgPotassium: 165mgFiber: 1gSugar: 23gVitamin A: 4197IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 50mgIron: 2mg