Maple Frosted Pumpkin Bars

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 2 1/4 cups flour
• 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 cups packed light brown sugar
• 3/4 cup margarine, softened
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup pumpkin
• 1/2 cup butter
• 3 cups powdered sugar
• 6 tablespoons maple syrup
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 2 grease 15x10-inch jelly-roll pan.
• 3 combine flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt in medium bowl.
• 4 beat sugar, butter and vanilla in large mixer bowl.
• 5 add eggs one at a time, beating well after each.
• 6 beat in pumpkin.
• 7 gradually beat in flour mixture.
• 8 spread into prepared pan.
• 9 bake 20-25 minutes or until cake tester pick inserted in center comes out clean.
• 10 cool completely in pan.
• 11 spread with maple icing.
• 12 cut into bars.
• 13 frosting: thoroughly cream butter and sugar, adding maple syrup beat until light and spreadable.
• 14 frost and cut into squares.
• 15 garnish with chopped pecan if desired.