Paul's Pumpkin Bars

Ingredients

• 1 can pumpkin puree , 15 ounce
• 1.67 cups white sugar
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 4 large eggs
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt

Instructions

1. 1

   Gather cake ingredients and frosting ingredients.

2. 2

   Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

3. 3

   To make the cake: Beat pumpkin puree, sugar, oil, and eggs with an electric mixer in a medium bowl until well combined.

4. 4

   Sift together flour, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a separate bowl.

5. 5

   Stir into pumpkin mixture until thoroughly combined.

6. 6

   Spread batter evenly into an ungreased 10x15-inch jelly roll pan.

7. 7

   Bake in the preheated oven until cake bounces back when gently pressed, 25 to 30 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool.

8. 8

   While the cake is cooling, make frosting: Beat together butter and cream cheese until smooth; stir in vanilla. Add confectioners' sugar a little at a time, beating until mixture is smooth.

9. 9

   Spread frosting evenly on top of cooled cake. Cut into 24 squares.

10. 10

    Enjoy!