Pumpkin Cake Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting

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Pumpkin Cake Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting
2 cups flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1 Tbsp pumpkin pie spice
1 cup vegetable oil
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup sugar
4 large eggs
1 cup pumpkin puree

Cream cheese frosting:
8 oz cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
2 Tbsp maple syrup
2 cups powdered sugar

Preheat oven to 350. Grease and flour a 13x18 sheet pan. Whisk together flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and pumpkin pie spice. Set aside.

In a separate bowl, beat together vegetable oil and sugars until well blended. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Mix in pumpkin puree. Stir dry ingredients into wet ingredients. Pour into prepared pan. Bake for 25 minutes or until toothpick come out clean. Cool completely.

To make frosting, beat together cream cheese and butter. Add syrup and powdered sugar. Mix well. Spread over cooled cake.

Makes 36 bars

Recipe adapted from Norah's Menus and Recipes