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Pumpkin cream cheese bar on a plate with a fork and a pice of the cake on it.

Pumpkin cream cheese bars: easy and delicious

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AuthorMilena M
Get ready to indulge in these pumpkin cream cheese bars that are both delicious and easy to make! Light, moist, and packed with flavor, this pumpkin sheet cake is layered with homemade pumpkin jam and topped with yummy cream cheese and pumpkin jam frosting that will make you want more.
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Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Servings12 bars

Ingredients
  

  • 230 g Cake flour or AP flour, 1 ¾ cups
  • 2 tsp Ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp Ground nutmeg
  • 1 tsp Baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp Baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp Salt
  • 135 g Sour cream or thick yogurt, 1/2 cup
  • 100 ml Vegitable oil, 1/2 cup
  • 100 g Pumpkin jam or puree, 1/3 cup
  • 2 Eggs, 115g
  • 100 g Brown sugar, 1/2 cup
  • 85 g White sugar, 1/3 cup
  • 2sp t Vanilla extract

Jam layer:

Frosting:

  • 250 g Cream cheese, 1 cup
  • 115 g Butter, soft, 1/2 cup
  • 120 g Powdered sugar, 1 cup
  • 1 tsp Vanilla extract, or ½  tsp vanilla paste
  • 70 g Pumpkin jam, 1/4 cup

Instructions

  1. In a bowl, whisk the flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
  2. In another bowl, whisk the sour cream, oil, jam, eggs, sugars, and vanilla until homogeneous.
  3. Add the dry mix to the wet batter and mix until no dry patches remain.
  4. Transfer the batter to a parchment-lined baking dish or springform. (If you don't want to use parchment paper, you can brush the bottom and sides of the dish with soft butter or oil)
  5. Bake the cake at 350F (180C) on the middle rack for about 20 minutes; start checking after 18 minutes. When a toothpick comes out clean from the middle of the cake, it's ready. Take the cake out of the oven and let it cool.
  6. Once the cake has cooled to room temperature, take a serrated knife and cut off the dome of the cake so you have a flat surface.
  7. Spread the pumpkin jam over the top.

Make the frosting:

  1. In a bowl, combine the cream cheese, soft butter, powdered sugar, and vanilla. Using a hand mixer or stand mixer, mix everything until smooth and creamy, about a minute.
  2. Spread the cream cheese frosting over the jam.
  3. Lastly, add dollops of the pumpkin jam on top of the frosting, and using a toothpick, spread the jam, creating a pattern (see videos or photos). Enjoy!