Pumpkin Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting
15 Jan
I needed a delicious treat, so I pulled out my trusty favorite pastry cookbook (Biggest Book of Cookies
I highly recommend this option from the book. I shared it with about 15 people and the average rating was about an 8.5.
The cream cheese frosting really made the treat. Half of a brick of cream cheese, half of a stick of butter, and one teaspoon of vanilla mixed together. The recipe says then to add powdered sugar starting with 1 cup and then adding an additional 1 3/4 to 2 1/4 cups, but I found that about 2 1/2 cups total sufficed for me. Of course add more or stop adding to reach the consistency you like. I think the slight less firm consistency of the frosting is what added to this pastry’s draw.
My mouth is watering just looking at it. Seriously, this bar is amazing. So carrot-cake like, yet retaining the hints of pumpkinish goodness.
UPDATE:
I happened to look at my tracking and it looks like this image was used in a newspaper blog post – the News Gazette. Hurray for beautiful food photos!
These look really good- Almost like a miniature carrot cake- but even better cuz its PUMPKIN! I’ve taken pictures of food before and they always turn out terrible- what camera is this?