Pumpkin bars with Cream Cheese Frosting

Everyone seems to have a recipe like this, but this is my favorite by far. Thanks to Connie Lowder for the recipe!

Cake/bars

Pre-heat oven to 350 Degrees

Cream Together:

1 C. Oil

4 eggs

1 16 oz can Pumpkin puree

1 2/3 C. Sugar

1 t. salt

2 t. Cinnamon

1 t. Soda

1 t. Baking powder

Add:

2 C. Sifted Flour or Cake Flour

Bake in a Jelly roll pan (10x15x1) I use a cookie sheet with a 1" side

for approx. 20 min.

Frosting:

3 oz cream cheese

1/2 C. Butter

1 t. vanilla

2 C. powdered sugar

Cream together, gradually adding powdered sugar
I always double or use recipe below:

Frost cake when it's cooled. Cut into Bars.

We sold a lot of these at the bakery!!

Store in refrigerator. It's actually better on the next day! Serves a lot!

My frosting recipe for this cake:

8 oz Cream Cheese
1/2 C. Unsalted Butter
1 t. Vanilla
1/4 t. cinnamon
1 box of powdered sugar

I pipe it onto the cake then spread it.

Hershey's Chocolate Cake

Today I had the opportunity to go down to our church building and Can the rest of my Cocoa powder. It made me think of my favorite chocolate cake recipe I found online! I actually use this more to make mini cupcakes than cakes but it's the one I like the best so far! Preheat Oven to 350 Sift together: 2 C. Flour 2 C. Sugar 3/4 C. Cocoa Powder 2 t. Baking Soda 1 t. Salt Add to mixture: 2 lg Eggs 1 C. Vegetable Oil 1 C. Buttermilk (Remember it's freezable!) 2 t. Real Vanilla 1 C. Boiling Water (I stir the above together before adding the water so that I don't cook the eggs...) Mix until Blended and smooth. For mini Cupcakes Bake 15 min and check For reg. Cupcakes Bake 20 Min and check For Cake layers start at 25 min and check for a single 9x13 layer you can bake at 300 for 1 hr.