Cookin’ with Carolyn Pumpkin Bars With Cream Cheese Frosting

Cookin’ with Carolyn Pumpkin Bars With Cream Cheese Frosting

Ingredients: 1 can ( 16 oz.) pureed pumpkin; 1 can (12 oz.) evaporated milk; 1 cup sugar; 3 eggs; 1/2 tsp. cinnamon; 1 box (13.25 oz.) yellow cake mix; 1 cup chopped walnuts; 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter or margarine, melted and cooled.
Cream Cheese Frosting: 8 oz. (1 pkg.) cream cheese; 1/2 cup confectioners’ sugar; 3 cups whipped dessert topping
For bars: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 13×9-inch baking dish with wax paper. Combine pumpkin, evaporated milk, sugar, eggs, and cinnamon until smooth; pour into baking dish. Sprinkle dry cake mix on top of cake mix and pat lightly. Sprinkle nuts on top of cake and pat lightly. Pour butter over all. Bake 50 to 60 minutes until firm. Let cool and then turn over onto serving platter. Remove wax paper.
For cream cheese frosting: In a large bowl blend cream cheese, confectioners’ sugar,and whipped topping until smooth and then
spread over bars. Makes 16 bars. Enjoy!