Pumpkin Bars with Brown Sugar Fudge Frosting
Author: Tammy
Serves: 20 squares
- ½ cup butter, room temp
- 1 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1¼ cup flour
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
- ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 can (15 ounces) pumpkin (not pumpkin pie filling)
- Frosting:
- ¼ cup butter
- ½ cup packed brown sugar
- ¼ cup milk
- ½ tsp vanilla
- 2½ cup icing sugar
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F and line a 13x9-inch baking pan with parchment paper.
- In a bowl of stand mixer or with hand mixer, whip together butter and brown sugar until fluffy. Set aside.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, spices, and salt. Set aside.
- To brown sugar mixture add in egg, vanilla, and pumpkin. Beat on low speed until well combined.
- Add in flour mixture and stir by hand until just combined.
- Pour batter into pan and smooth out, it will be thick.
- Bake for about 20 minutes or until a tooth pick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Allow to cool on a wire rack.
- While bars are cooling make frosting:
- In a small pan on medium heat melt together the butter and brown sugar. Once the sugar has melted add the milk.
- Stir until smooth and let it come to a boil and boil for one minute. Remove from heat.
- Transfer sugar mixture to medium sized bowl and let cool 10 minutes.
- Add icing sugar and beat with hand mixer until smooth. Immediately frost the bars even though they will still be a little warm.
- Continue cooling a room temperature.
Recipe by Chateau Elma at https://www.chateauelma.com/pumpkin-bars-with-brown-sugar-fudge-frosting
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