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    Bit-O-Honey Pumpkin Cake W/CCHEESE


    Source of Recipe


    BBR

    Recipe Introduction


    Posted by: glitterprincess

    List of Ingredients




    Makes 18 to 20 pieces

    For the pumpkin cake:

    5 (1.7-ounce) Bit-O-Honey Bars
    1 cup canola oil
    4 eggs
    1 (15-ounce) can pure pumpkin
    1 cup sugar
    2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
    3/4 teaspoons ground cloves
    1 teaspoon ground allspice
    1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
    1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
    1/4 teaspoon salt
    2 teaspoons baking powder
    1 teaspoons baking soda
    2 cups all-purpose flour

    For the cream cheese frosting:

    8 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
    2 ounces (1/2 stick) butter
    1 teaspoon vanilla
    4 cups confectioners' sugar

    Recipe



    For the pumpkin bars: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 13- by-9-inch pan with nonstick spray.

    Freeze the Bit-O-Honey Bars 10 minutes.

    In the food processor, chop candy bars coarsely. Set aside.

    In a large mixing bowl, using electric mixer, combine the oil and eggs, and mix 30 seconds on high. Add pumpkin, sugar, cinnamon, cloves, allspice, ginger, nutmeg and salt. Mix on medium 1 minute, scraping down sides of the bowl.

    Add the baking powder, baking soda and flour, and mix on low 30 seconds.

    Fold in the chopped candy bars.

    Pour the batter into a prepared pan and bake 25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean. Cool completely before frosting.

    For the cream cheese frosting: In a large mixing bowl using and electric mixer, beat together the cream cheese and butter until smooth and fluffy (about 3 minutes). Mix in the vanilla. Add the confectioners' sugar and beat until thoroughly incorporated.

    Spread the frosting evenly over the top of the cooled pumpkin bars. Cut into 2-by-3-inch squares.


 

 

 


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