Pumpkin Cream Cheese Squares Recipe
Ingredients
| Cream cheese | 1/2 , softened (Filling) | |
| Sugar | 1/4 Cup (16 tbs) (Filling) | |
| Egg | 1 (Filling) | |
| Batter | ||
| 1 cup canned solid-pack pumpkin | ||
| Sugar | 1 Cup (16 tbs) (Filling) | |
| Vegetable oil | 1/3 Cup (16 tbs) (Filling) | |
| All purpose flour | 1 Cup (16 tbs) (Filling) | |
| Ground cinnamon | 1 Teaspoon (Filling) | |
| Baking powder | 1 Teaspoon (Filling) | |
| Baking soda | 1/2 Teaspoon (Filling) | |
| Salt | 1/2 Teaspoon (Filling) | |
| Ground nutmeg | 1/4 Teaspoon (Filling) | |
| Ground ginger | 1/4 Teaspoon (Filling) | |
| 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate morsels (optional) | ||
Directions
GETTING READY
1. Preheat the oven to 375°F.
2. Lightly grease a 9-inch x 13-inch baking dish with oil.
MAKING
3. Prepare the filling in a mixing bowl, by beating cream cheese, sugar and egg with a wire whisk. Set aside.
4. In another mixing bowl, mix together pumpkin, sugar, egg and oil.
5. Stir in all the dry ingredients into the pumpkin mixture to make a smooth bather.
6. Pour batter into greased baking dish
7. Spread the cream cheese mixture over batter.
8. Using a spatula or a palette knife and swirl through the batter to create a marbled effect.
9. Generously sprinkle chocolate morsels, if using.
10. Place the dish on the middle level of the preheated oven and bake for 25 to 30 minutes until a skewer comes out clean when inserted though the cake.
11. Remove dish from oven and allow it to cool.
SERVING
12. Cut into squares.
13. Serve warm or chilled.
1. Preheat the oven to 375°F.
2. Lightly grease a 9-inch x 13-inch baking dish with oil.
MAKING
3. Prepare the filling in a mixing bowl, by beating cream cheese, sugar and egg with a wire whisk. Set aside.
4. In another mixing bowl, mix together pumpkin, sugar, egg and oil.
5. Stir in all the dry ingredients into the pumpkin mixture to make a smooth bather.
6. Pour batter into greased baking dish
7. Spread the cream cheese mixture over batter.
8. Using a spatula or a palette knife and swirl through the batter to create a marbled effect.
9. Generously sprinkle chocolate morsels, if using.
10. Place the dish on the middle level of the preheated oven and bake for 25 to 30 minutes until a skewer comes out clean when inserted though the cake.
11. Remove dish from oven and allow it to cool.
SERVING
12. Cut into squares.
13. Serve warm or chilled.
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