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Pumpkin Bars
These Pumpkin Bars are similar to a soft spiced pumpkin cake topped with an incredible brown butter frosting.
👥 24 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 1h 30m⏳ Prep: 25 min🔥 Cook: 20 min👤 Allison Mattina📖 celebratingsweets
🥘 Ingredients
Check off ingredients as you prepare them:
🍳 Cookware
- pan
- oven
- bowl
- whisk
- saucepan
- mixing bowl
📝 Preparation Steps
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Pumpkin bars:
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Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a 10x15x1 baking pan, set aside.
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Dry ingredients
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In a large bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, spices, and salt.
baking soda1 teaspoon
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Wet ingredients
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In a separate bowl whisk melted butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar. Add eggs, pumpkin, and vanilla and whisk until well combined.
large eggs3
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Combine wet and dry
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Pour the wet ingredient into the dry ingredients and whisk until just combined. Don't whisk too vigorously or for too long (you don't want to add too much air into the batter).
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Bake
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Pour the batter into the prepared pan and smooth it into an even layer. Bake for ⏱️ 18-22 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Place the pan on a wire rack to cool completely. Note: The cake will reach the top of the pan while baking.
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Brown butter frosting:
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Brown butter
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Melt the butter in a saucepan over medium heat (see tips for browning butter in the notes section). Swirl the pan occasionally to be sure the butter is cooking evenly. As the butter melts, it will begin to foam. Watch the butter closely, continuing to swirl the pan occasionally. It will eventually turn golden brown with brown bits on the bottom of the pan. Immediately pour the butter (and brown bits) into a large mixing bowl. Allow to cool to room temperature.
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Make frosting
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Using a stand mixer (fitted with the paddle attachment) or a hand mixer, beat the cooled butter with 2 cups of powdered sugar. Add the half and half, vanilla, and additional cup of powdered sugar and beat until well combined. Add more half and half if you need to thin the frosting or more powdered sugar to thicken it. Once you get it to your desired consistency beat it on high speed for about ⏱️ 20-30 seconds. Spread the frosting on the cooled cake.
powdered sugar (plus more, if needed)3 cupshalf and half (plus more, if needed)3 tablespoons
Nutrition Facts
calories
218 kcal
fat Content
12 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
1 g
sugar Content
25 g
sodium Content
107 mg
protein Content
1 g
cholesterol Content
54 mg
carbohydrate Content
27 g
saturated Fat Content
8 g
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