Pumpkin Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting

 If you're a pumpkin lover then you have got to try this recipe.  This sweet treat comes out moist and fluffy and this recipe makes plenty to share with loved ones who will love you all the more for sharing!  The recipe comes from my friend Ali Eisenach's cookbook, When Life Gives You a Garden.

By the by, I have a new found love for cupcake stands.  I found this one at a local shop but you can also find it online at Glitterville.  It has become one of my favorite things that I own and it will probably appear in many more foodie pictures in the future. 

But back to the Pumpkin Bars!

Ingredients:

• 4 eggs
• 1 2/3 c sugar
• 1 c oil
• 16 oz can pumpkin
• 2 c flour
• 2 t baking powder
• 2 t cinnamon
• 1 t baking soda
• 1 t salt

Directions:

Beat eggs, sugar, oil, and pumpkin until fluffy.  Add dry ingredients and mix well.  Pour into a greased 15x10x1 inch pan.  Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes.  Cool and frost with cream cheese frosting.

Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe

• 8 oz cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 c butter, softened
• 1 t. vanilla
• 3 c powdered sugar

Combine ingredients in a bowl and mix until smooth.