Pumpkin Bars

Bars:

* 4 eggs
* 1 2/3 cups sugar
* 1 cup vegetable oil
* 15-ounce can pumpkin (1/2 of a large can)
* 2 cups sifted flour
* 2 teaspoons baking powder
* 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
* 1 teaspoon salt
* 1 teaspoon baking soda

Icing:

* 8-ounce package cream cheese, softened
* 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
* 2 cups powdered sugar
* 1 teaspoon vanilla

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

Combine eggs, sugar, oil and pumpkin on medium speed until light and fluffy. Stir together the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, salt and baking soda. Add the dry ingredients to pumpkin mixture and mix at low speed until thoroughly combined and batter is smooth. Spread the batter into a greased 13 by 10-inch baking pan. Bake for 30 minutes. Let cool completely before frosting. Cut into bars. I made these bars in a large cookie sheet and baked them for 23 minutes.

To make the icing: Combine the cream cheese and butter in a medium bowl with an electric mixer until smooth. Add sugar and mix at low speed until combined. Stir in the vanilla and mix again. Spread on cooled pumpkin bars.