Marbled Pumpkin-Cream Cheese Bars
CATEGORIES
INGREDIENTS
- 1 cup flour
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 cup canned pumpkin
- 1/2 cup margarine or butter, softened
- 2 tsp. ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 1 tsp. ground ginger
- 1/2 tsp. baking soda
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1/2 tsp. ground cloves
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup raisins
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans
- 2 (3 oz.) pkgs. cream cheese, softened
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup + 1 Tbs. margarine or butter, softened
- 2 Tbs. flour
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 2 eggs
- Browned Butter Frosting (below)
DIRECTIONS
- Heat oven to 350. Grease 13x9 pan. Beat 1 cup flour, the brown sugar, pumpkin, 1/2 cup margarine, the cinnamon, baking powder, ginger, baking soda, salt, cloves and 2 eggs in large bowl on low speed until blended, scraping bowl constantly. Beat on medium speed 1 minute, scraping bowl occasionally. Stir in raisins and pecans.
- Mix remaining ingredients in small bowl. Beat on medium speed about 1 minute, scraping bowl occasionally, until well blended. Spread half of the pumpkin batter in pan. Spoon remaining batter over cream cheese mixture; spread evenly. Cut through batter and cream cheese mixture with knife for marbled effect. Bake 35-40 minutes or until top springs back when touched lightly in center; cool. Frost with Browned Butter Frosting. Cut into about 3x1" bars. Refrigerate any remaining bars. 32 bars.