Pumpkin Bars with Old-Fashioned Caramel Frosting

• brown sugar↗2 cup
• canned pumpkin puree↗1 cup
• eggs↗4
• flour↗1 cup
• baking soda↗0.5 teaspoon
• baking powder↗1 teaspoon
• cinnamon↗1 teaspoon
• nutmeg↗1 teaspoon
• ground ginger↗1 teaspoon
• melted butter0.5 cup
• firm butter0.5 cup
• brown sugar↗1 cup

  additional

• milk↗0.25 cup
• powdered sugar↗1.75 cup

Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   Mix together bar ingredients (brown sugar through melted butter), adding melted butter last. Pour into a 10 1/2 by 16 inch pan. Bake at 350 until the cake springs back when lightly touched, about 40 minutes.

2. 2

   For the frosting, boil the butter and brown sugar for two minutes. Add the milk. Bring it to a boil again and add powdered sugar. Whisk until smooth and pour over cooled cake immediately. Frosting will set very fast, so just pour it over the cake evenly to avoid having to spread with a spatula.