Pumpkin Spice Bars
Easy Pumpkin Spice Bars Recipe with deliciously smooth cream cheese frosting. This is so quick to make and unbelievably good.
Ingredients
Pumpkin Cake Bars
- 4 eggs
- 1 ⅔ cups granulated sugar
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 1 15 oz can of pumpkin puree
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
- 1 tsp sea salt
- 1 tsp baking soda
Cream Cheese Frosting
- 1 8 oz bar of cream cheese, softened
- 2 tbsp butter, softened
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 ½ cups sifted powdered sugar
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray the bottom of a 9x13 inch baking dish with cooking spray.
Pumpkin Cake Bars
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In large mixing bowl, whisk the wet ingredients together including the eggs, sugar, oil, pumpkin puree, and vanilla extract, until combined.
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In a separate medium sized bowl, whisk together the dry ingredients, including the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, pumpkin pie spice, salt and baking soda, just until combined.
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Add the dry mixture into the wet mixture and stir until just combined. DO NOT OVERMIX. (It helps to fold the mixtures together)
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Pour the batter into the prepared baking dish, and, using a spatula, spread the batter out evenly in the dish, smoothing the top.
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Bake for 30-35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the middle of the cake, comes out clean.
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Transfer the dish to a wire rack and cool to room temperature.
Cream Cheese Frosting
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In a stand mixer, on low speed, stir together the cream cheese, butter, and vanilla, until combined. Stir in the powdered sugar, and mix until the frosting is super smooth and creamy.
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Spread the delicious frosting on the cooled cake, and you are all set to slice up delicious pumpkin spice bars. Enjoy!
Recipe Notes
Notes:
- It is important to not overmix when you add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients. You want the batter to be light and fluffy and overmixing will make it dense.
- Definitly sift your powdered sugar for the frosting. This makes the frosting super creamy and smooth.
Adapted from Gimme Some Oven