Pumpkin Bars with Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting
These pumpkin bars with cinnamon cream cheese frosting are so tender and moist, with the perfect amount of sweetness and spice. Bake them in a sheet pan to serve a crowd, or a smaller pan for a thicker slice of cake.
Ingredients
Pumpkin Bars:
- 2 cups (280 g) all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon cloves
- 1 teaspoon ginger
- ½ teaspoon (0.5 teaspoon) nutmeg
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon (0.5 teaspoon) salt
- 1 cup (236.59 ml) oil
- 1¾ cups (350 g) granulated sugar
- 4 large eggs room temp
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 15 oz can pumpkin puree
Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting:
- ½ cup (113.5 g) butter room temp
- 8 oz (226.8 g) cream cheese room temp
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 4 cups (480 g) powdered sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 F. Spray or line a 13x18 sheet pan or a 9x13 cake pan and set aside.
- In a medium bowl whisk together flour, cinnamon, cloves, ginger, nutmeg, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
- In a large bowl whisk together oil and sugar until mixed. Add eggs, vanilla and pumpkin and mix all together.
- Add dry ingredients and whisk until all incorporated. Smooth batter into prepared pan.
- Bake for 20-23 minutes in a sheet pan, or 25-30 minutes in a 9x13, or until the edges are a golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Set aside and allow to cool before frosting.
- Place the butter and cream cheese in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream together until smooth. Add vanilla and mix in. Add cinnamon and powdered sugar and beat until smooth and creamy.
- Once cake is completely cooled spread frosting evenly over the top.
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Notes
These bars have been tested and work great with Gluten Free flour as well.
Cake will give best results with room temperature ingredients. Allow the eggs, cream cheese and butter to sit out before you begin.
I have given both cups and grams as measurements. Grams will be more precise, especially when measuring flour. If you don’t have a kitchen scale, no problem! Just lightly spoon flour into your measuring cup to insure its not packed in there. Light and fluffy is the key. Please note that if you double or triple the recipe that grams do not double or triple automatically. You’ll have to do that on your own.
Nutrition
Calories: 341kcalCarbohydrates: 45gProtein: 3gFat: 17gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 8gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 51mgSodium: 203mgPotassium: 76mgFiber: 1gSugar: 35gVitamin A: 3048IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 44mgIron: 1mg
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