Paul's Pumpkin Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting
These classic pumpkin bars are made in a sheet pan and covered in delicious cream cheese frosting. Don’t forget the cinnamon Red Hots to go on top!

Ingredients
24 servings
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F. Spray an 11x17 inch pan generously with nonstick spray. Sprinkle a couple teaspoons of flour over the pan, then shake it around the edges and tap the excess into the sink. This keeps your cake from sticking to the pan.
- In a large bowl or stand mixer, beat together eggs.
- Add sugar, oil, melted butter, and pumpkin. Beat well for about 2 minutes until fluffy, scraping down the sides and bottom.
- Add the flour but don't stir.
- Make a small well in the flour and add the baking soda, baking powder, salt, pumpkin pie spice, and cinnamon. Use a small spoon to blend these in with the flour.
- Use the beater to mix in the flour.
- Beat well, scraping sides and bottom.
- Pour into the prepared pan and smooth top.
- Bake at 350 for about 20-25 minutes. A toothpick inserted in the center should come out dry, meaning there is no batter on it.
- Cool cake completely.
- Meanwhile, make the cream cheese frosting, see this post for all the details. I used 4 cups of powdered sugar, but you can use less if you want a tangier frosting.
- When the cake is completely cool, spread the frosting all over the top, smoothing to the edge.
- Sprinkle the top with Red Hots. (which are sometimes called Imperials, fyi)
Nutrition per serving
356kcal
💰 Cost Estimate
Total Ingredients
$423.00
$423.00
Per Serving
$18.00/serving
$18.00/serving
🏠 Savings
~$846.00 vs buying!
~$846.00 vs buying!
📋 Price Breakdown (83% ingredients detected)
| Ingredient | Amount | Subtotal |
|---|---|---|
| eggs | 4 large | $131.00 |
| & 2/3 cup white sugar | 1 | $6.00 |
| oil | 0.5 cup | $33.00 |
| salted butter | 0.5 cup | $130.00 |
| 1 | - | |
| flour | 2 cups | $35.00 |
| baking soda | 1 tsp | $2.00 |
| baking powder | 2 tsp | $13.00 |
| kosher salt | 1 tsp | $2.00 |
| pumpkin pie spice | 2 tsp | - |
| cinnamon | 1 tsp | $29.00 |
| batch cream cheese frosting | 1 | $42.00 |
*Estimated market prices, may vary by region
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