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Prep Time: 20 Minutes Cook Time: 25 Minutes |
Ready In: 45 Minutes Servings: 20 |
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A great dessert recipe. Ingredients:
2 cups flour |
1 1/2 cups sugar |
2 teaspoons baking powder |
1 teaspoon baking soda |
1/2 teaspoon salt |
2 teaspoons cinnamon |
1/4 teaspoon clove, ground |
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground nutmeg |
15 ounces pumpkin |
2/3 cup cooking oil |
4 eggs, beaten |
1 cup walnuts, chopped (optional) |
2 (3 ounce) packages cream cheese |
1/2 cup butter, softened |
2 teaspoons vanilla |
4 1/2-4 3/4 cups powdered sugar, sifted |
Directions:
1. In large mixing bowl stir together flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt and spices.
2. In another container, combine pumpkin, cooking oil and eggs till thoroughly mixed. Add to dry mixture. Stir until all dry ingredients are incorporated.
3. If desired, stir in walnuts.
4. Spread batter into a sprayed 15x10x1-inch-baking pan.
5. Bake in a 350 oven for 25 to 30 minutes or till a wooden toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
6. Cool in pan on a wire rack.
7. Frost with Cream Cheese Frosting.
8. CREAM CHEESE FROSTING.
9. In a large mixing bowl beat cream cheese, butter and vanilla with an electric mixer on medium to high speed till light and fluffy.
10. Gradually beat in enough of the remaining powdered sugar to make the frosting of spreading consistency.
11. Cut into bars.
12. Store, covered.
13. **Note: Substitute one 16-ounce can of applesauce for the pumpkin and presto! You have applesauce bars.
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