Pumpkin Squares

A highlight of Fall: Pumpkin baked goods.  Why dont we eat these all year round?!

This recipe is from the Grupe sisters, with a couple of tweaks from me.

Cake Ingredients:
2 cups flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp nutmeg
2 cups sugar
2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp ginger

1 (16 oz) can pumpkin
4 eggs, slightly beaten
1 cup vegetable oil (I used 1/2 c oil, 1/2 c applesauce)

Frosting Ingredients:
3 oz softened cream cheese
1/2 cup butter
1 tsp milk
1/2 tsp vanilla
2 cups powdered sugar

* Combine flour through ginger
* Combine pumpkin, eggs, oil
* Add pumpkin mixture to flour mixture and stir to combine
* Bake in an 11 x 15 greased pan at 350 degrees for 20 minutes (I ended up baking for close to 45 min.)
* For frosting, beat together frosting ingredients for a few minutes until fluffy.  Spread on top of cooled pumpkin cake

-- Kate