Black Bottom Pumpkin Bars

Name: Black Bottom Pumpkin Bars
Prep time: 25 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 36 bars
Ingredients: Bars; 2 cups all-purpose flour; 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves; 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger; 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg; 1 1/4 cups granulated sugar; 1 cup Land O Lakes® Butter softened; 2 large Land O Lakes® Eggs; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 (15-ounce) can pumpkin; 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa; Glaze; 1 cup powdered sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1/4 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice; 2 to 3 tablespoons milk

Classic pumpkin bars with a chocolate bottom are easy to prepare. It's a simple as making one batter and adding cocoa powder to half.

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Prep Time

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Ingredients

Bars

2 cups all-purpose flour

1 ¹/₂ teaspoons ground cinnamon

1 teaspoon baking powder

1 teaspoon baking soda

¹/₂ teaspoon salt

¹/₂ teaspoon ground cloves

¹/₂ teaspoon ground ginger

¹/₂ teaspoon ground nutmeg

1 ¹/₄ cups granulated sugar

1 cup Land O Lakes® Butter, softened

2 large Land O Lakes® Eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 (15-ounce) can pumpkin

¹/₄ cup unsweetened cocoa

Glaze

1 cup powdered sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

¹/₄ teaspoon pumpkin pie spice

2 to 3 tablespoons milk

How to make

STEP 1

Heat oven to 350°F. Grease 15x10x1-inch baking pan; set aside.
STEP 2

Combine flour, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, salt and remaining spices in bowl. Set aside.
STEP 3

Combine granulated sugar and butter in bowl; beat at medium speed until creamy. Add eggs and 1 teaspoon vanilla; continue beating until well mixed. Add pumpkin; beat until well mixed.
STEP 4

Add flour mixture to pumpkin mixture, beating at low speed and scraping bowl often, until well mixed.
STEP 5

Spoon 2 1/4 cups batter into bowl. Add cocoa; mix well. Spread into prepared pan. Spread remaining batter over top.
STEP 6

Bake 21-24 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 15 minutes.
STEP 7

Combine all glaze ingredients except milk in bowl; beat at low speed, gradually adding enough milk for desired spreading consistency. Drizzle glaze over bars.