Pumpkin Carrot Swirl Bars With Cream Cheese Topping

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 1/4 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1/3 cup butter or 1/3 cup margarine, softened
• 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 2 large egg whites
• 1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin puree (such as libby's brand)
• 1 cup finely shredded carrot
• 4 ounces cream cheese
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1 tablespoon milk

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f
• 2 grease 15 x 10-inch jelly-roll pan.
• 3 combine flour, pumpkin pie spice, baking powder and baking soda in small bowl.
• 4 beat granulated sugar, butter and brown sugar in large mixer bowl until crumbly.
• 5 add eggs, egg whites, pumpkin and carrot; beat until well blended.
• 6 add flour mixture; mix well.
• 7 spread into prepared pan.
• 8 cream cheese topping:.
• 9 prepare cream cheese topping in separate bowl as follows --.
• 10 combine 4 ounces softened cream cheese, 1/4 cup granulated sugar and 1 tablespoon milk in small mixer bowl until thoroughly blended.
• 11 drop teaspoonfuls of cream cheese topping over batter; swirl mixture with spoon.
• 12 bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. cool completely in pan on wire rack.