Pumpkin Bars Ingredients 2 cups all purpose flour  2 teaspoons baking powder  2 teaspoons ground cinnamon  1 teaspoon baking soda  1/4 teaspoon salt  1 can (16 ounce) pumpkin pie filling  1 2/3 cup sugar  1 cup oil, preferably canola  4 eggs  Frosting:  1/2 cup butter, at room temperature  1 package (3 ounce) cream cheese, room temperature  1 teaspoon vanilla extract  2 cups confectioners sugar  cinnamon sticks, optional  Method Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter 15 by 10 inch jelly roll pan.  Combine first 5 ingredients. In bowl with mixer at low speed beat pumpkin, sugar, oil and eggs until combined. Beat in flour mixture until just combined. Spread in pan. Bake 25 - 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean. Cool completely in pan, 45 minutes.  Frosting:  In bowl with mixer at medium speed beat butter, cream cheese,  and vanilla until combined.  Beat in sugar until smooth.  Spread over cake; cut into bars.  Garnish with cinnamon stick pieces, if desired.  Yield: 24 bars  Note:  The cream cheese frosting also makes perfect icing for carrot cake