Maple Frosted Pumpkin Bars

• 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)

1. Preheat oven to 350u0b0F.
2. Grease 15x10-inch jelly-roll pan.
3. Combine flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt in medium bowl.
4. Beat sugar, butter and vanilla in large mixer bowl.
5. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each.
6. Beat in pumpkin.
7. Gradually beat in flour mixture.
8. Spread into prepared pan.
9. Bake 20-25 minutes or until cake tester pick inserted in center comes out clean.
10. Cool completely in pan.
11. Spread with Maple Icing.
12. Cut into bars.
13. FROSTING: Thoroughly cream butter and sugar, adding maple syrup beat until light and spreadable.
14. Frost and cut into squares.
15. Garnish with chopped pecan if desired.

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Taken from www.food.com/recipe/maple-frosted-pumpkin-bars-44273 (may not work)