I love recipes with pumpkin and spices. It makes me think of cool weather and gatherings with family and friends.
Frosted Pumpkin Cake Squares
1 cup sugar
2 large eggs
1 cup canned pumpkin
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup confectioners' sugar
1/4 cup cream cheese
2 tablespoons butter or margarine, softened
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease 9-inch square pan.
Beat sugar and eggs for two minutes with mixer at medium speed. Beat in pumpkin and oil. At low speed, add flour, cinnamon, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Beat one minute.
Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan on wire rack.
With mixer at low speed, beat confectioners' sugar, cream cheese, butter and vanilla extract for two minutes or until fluffly. Frost cake.
Yields nine servings.
