Maple Frosted Pumpkin Bars - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 1/4 cups flour
2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups packed light brown sugar
3/4 cup margarine, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 eggs
1 cup pumpkin
FROSTING
1/2 cup butter
3 cups powdered sugar
6 tablespoons maple syrup
1/2 cup chopped pecans (optional)

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350\u00b0F.
Grease 15x10-inch jelly-roll pan.
Combine flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt in medium bowl.
Beat sugar, butter and vanilla in large mixer bowl.
Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each.
Beat in pumpkin.
Gradually beat in flour mixture.
Spread into prepared pan.
Bake 20-25 minutes or until cake tester pick inserted in center comes out clean.
Cool completely in pan.
Spread with Maple Icing.
Cut into bars.
FROSTING: Thoroughly cream butter and sugar, adding maple syrup beat until light and spreadable.
Frost and cut into squares.
Garnish with chopped pecan if desired.