Pumpkin Spice Bars

Name: Pumpkin Spice Bars
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 2-1/2 dozen.
Ingredients: 4 eggs; 2 cups sugar; 1 can (15 ounces) solid-pack pumpkin; 1 cup vegetable oil; 2 cups all-purpose flour; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger; 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves; 1/2 cup dried cranberries; 1 can (16 ounces) or 2 cups cream cheese frosting

Most of the year, my family runs a pretty garden-variety vegetables stand. Come October, however, it becomes a popular Halloween haunt, where I showcase our pick-of-the-patch pumpkins. This recipe calls for canned pumpkin, but I like to use my home-grown produce instead.—Sheila Compton, Summerside, Prince Edward Island

Ingredients

4 eggs
2 cups sugar
1 can (15 ounces) solid-pack pumpkin
1 cup vegetable oil
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 cup dried cranberries
1 can (16 ounces) or 2 cups cream cheese frosting

Directions

In a bowl, beat eggs, sugar, pumpkin and oil until blended. Combine the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda, salt, ginger and cloves; add to pumpkin mixture just until combined. Stir in cranberries.
Pour into a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool completely on a wire rack. Frost with cream cheese frosting.