Winter Squash Squares

Name: Winter Squash Squares
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 dozen.
Ingredients: 2 cups all-purpose flour; 2 cups sugar; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1/8 teaspoon salt; 4 large eggs, beaten; 2 cups mashed cooked winter squash; 1 cup canola oil; CREAM CHEESE FROSTING:; 3 ounces cream cheese, softened; 2 cups confectioners' sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 6 tablespoons butter, softened; 1 tablespoon milk

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Total Time

Prep: 15 min. Bake: 25 min. + cooling

Makes

4 dozen

Updated: Sep. 12, 2022

Meet the Cook: Besides tasting good, these squares are a wonderful way to use up any leftover squash from dinner. Since my husband has a fertilizer-chemical business, I bake a lot of my squash squares for his crew and customers. We have five children, all of them married, and six grandchildren. -Shirley Murphy, Jacksonville, Illinois

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Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon salt
4 large eggs, beaten
2 cups mashed cooked winter squash
1 cup canola oil
CREAM CHEESE FROSTING:
3 ounces cream cheese, softened
2 cups confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
6 tablespoons butter, softened
1 tablespoon milk

Directions

In a bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. Stir in eggs, squash and oil; mix well. Spread into a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack.
Meanwhile, for frosting, beat together cream cheese, confectioners' sugar, vanilla and butter. Add milk; stir until smooth. Frost cooled cake. Cut into squares.

Nutrition Facts

1 each: 140 calories, 7g fat (2g saturated fat), 24mg cholesterol, 75mg sodium, 18g carbohydrate (13g sugars, 0 fiber), 1g protein.

Winter Squash Squares

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