Halloween is my favorite holiday. I LOVE to dress up like a fool and get candy–it’s a genius idea, whoever thought of it! Hope yours is good too. If you’ve seen the movie, “Whip It” then you’ll know who I am being for Halloween.
So I am stranded in a snowstorm and thought I would post about pumpkin squares. Maybe another mom stranded in a snow storm can whip some up today. I have grown up eating pumpkin squares because they are to die for. Seriously. I cannot emphasize the cream-cheesy goodness that covers these things. The pictures don’t do them justice. It’s something you just have to try. Me and kids made some the other day and had a lovely time. I love cooking with my kids. Probably because I love to eat…and so do they when it’s got sugar in it.
Just because I love you, I am including the recipe. Try them! You will love me for it…but your thighs might not ;0)
For pumpkin squares:
2 cups sugar
1 1/4 cups oil (vegetable or canola)
2 cups pumpkin
4 eggs
2 cups flour
1/2 tsp salt
2 tsp baking soda
3 tsp baking powder
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp vanilla
For cream cheese icing:
3 oz cream cheese
1 tsp vanilla
3/4 stick butter or margarine
1 Tbsp milk (2% or whole)
1 1/2 – 2 cups powdered sugar (adjust amount to get thicke/thinner icing)
1 tsp vanilla
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Grease and lightly flour a 9×13″ or 11×15″ baking dish.
Combine flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder, and cinnamon in bowl.
Cream the sugar, oil, pumpkin, and vanilla in separate mixing bowl.
Add eggs, one at a time, to creamed mixture… then add vanilla.
Using mixer, add bowl of dry ingredients to creamed mixture, about a cup at a time until thoroughly blended.
Pour batter into baking dish and spread evenly.
Bake for 30-35 minutes (until middle is done) and let cool before icing.
For cream cheese icing, use mixer to cream butter (or margarine), cream cheese, vanilla, and milk.
Mix in 1 cup of powdered sugar, then add additional 1/2 – 1 cup of powdered sugar a little at a time, to reach desired thickness.
Ice pumpkin squares when they have completely cooled.
This image is slightly blurry because his Mom and I were laughing our heads off when it happened. I love the expression on his little face like he’s guiltily thinking “oops.” He just barely missed getting it on him. Nice aim!
Going to Utah for some family time! I won’t be back until the 26th and won’t have any internet access (my mom is old school) so it may be a while before I post something new or respond to emails, etc.