Butter Not Oil Pumpkin Bars With Cream Cheese Frosting Recipes

EASY PUMPKIN BARS WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a large bowl, combine pumpkin, sugar, eggs and oil with an electric mixer until well combined.
• Add flour, baking soda, baking powder, pumpkin pie spice, cinnamon and salt to the wet ingredients and mix by hand until just combined.
• Pour batter into a 9x13" baking pan that has been sprayed with non-stick cooking spray.
• Bake for approximately 30-40 minutes. Bars should be starting to set up, but remember this is more like a brownie than a cake, it should seem a bit undercooked in the center, but not still be wet.
• Remove from oven and allow to cool completely on a wire cooling rack.

PUMPKIN BARS WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a large jelly roll pan with cooking spray.
• Beat eggs in a large bowl with an electric hand mixer until foamy; add white sugar, vegetable oil, and pumpkin. Beat on medium speed until incorporated, 2 minutes.
• Mix flour, baking powder, 2 teaspoons cinnamon, baking soda, and salt in a separate bowl. Beat flour mixture into egg mixture on low speed until just combined, 1 minute. Pour batter into the prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean, about 25 minutes. Cool completely.
• Beat cream cheese, butter, and vanilla together in a bowl with an electric hand mixer until creamy. Gradually add confectioners' sugar; beat until smooth. Spread frosting evenly over cooled pumpkin cake; sprinkle with cinnamon.

PUMPKIN BARS WITH BROWNED BUTTER FROSTING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Grease a 15x10x1-in. baking pan. In a large bowl, beat the first 6 ingredients until well blended. In another bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, pie spice, baking soda and salt; gradually beat into pumpkin mixture., Transfer to prepared pan. Bake 18-22 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely in pan on a wire rack., In a small heavy saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Heat 5-7 minutes or until golden brown, stirring constantly. Transfer to a large bowl. Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar, vanilla and enough milk to reach desired consistency. Spread over bars; let stand until set.

PUMPKIN BARS WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a 10 x 15-inch jelly roll pan or line with parchment (see the notes below for a different size pan). Set aside.

PUMPKIN BARS WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease Jelly roll pan.
• Beat sugar, oil, pumpkin and eggs on medium speed in mixer for 1 minute.
• Stir in Bisquick, cinnamon and raisins.
• Pour into prepared pan.
• Bake until tooothpick inserted in center comes out clean, about 25-30 minutes.
• Cool, frost, and cut into bars.
• Cream cheese frosting: Beat cream cheese, butter, milk and vanilla until creamy.
• Stir in powdered sugar.

PUMPKIN BARS WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Using an electric mixer at medium speed, combine the eggs, sugar, oil and pumpkin until light and fluffy.
• Stir together the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, salt and baking soda.
• Add the dry ingredients to the pumpkin mixture and mix at low speed until thoroughly combined and the batter is smooth.
• Spread the batter into a greased 13 by 10-inch baking pan.
• Bake for 30 minutes.
• Let cool completely before frosting. Cut into bars.
• To make the icing: Combine the cream cheese and butter in a medium bowl with an electric mixer until smooth. Add the sugar and mix at low speed until combined. Stir in the vanilla and mix again. Spread on cooled pumpkin bars.