Pumpkin Spice Cake Bars with Dairy-Free Cream Cheese Frosting

This wonderful dairy-free recipe for pumpkin spice cake bars has become quite popular over the years. We first posted it in the fall of 2007, when Kristen Doyle of Dine & Dish shared her recipe with us. It’s since been made and enjoyed by many of you, and shared on various other websites. Today, we’re giving it an update, and adding a little more information.

Special Diet Notes: Pumpkin Spice Cake Bars

By ingredients, this recipe is dairy-free / non-dairy, nut-free, peanut-free, optionally soy-free, and vegetarian.

Pumpkin Spice Cake Bars

 

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Prep time

15 mins

Cook time

30 mins

Total time

45 mins

 

The original version of this tender, moist, and flavorful cake uses just cinnamon for the spice, and contains some dairy. We add a little seasonal spice, and make this recipe without dairy, nuts, and soy.

Author: Adapted from Dine & Dish

Recipe type: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Serves: 16 servings

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg or allspice
• ¼ teaspoon ground ginger
• ⅛ teaspoon ground cloves
• 4 large eggs
• 1⅔ cups sugar
• 1 cup oil
• 1 (15-ounce) can pumpkin puree
• Dairy-Free Cream Cheese Frosting

Instructions

1. Preheat your oven to 350°F.
2. Grease and flour one glass 9x13-inch baking dish.
3. In a large bowl, whisk together the flour cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, salt, nutmeg or allspice, ginger, and cloves.
4. In a mixing bowl, beat together the eggs, sugar, oil and pumpkin.
5. Add the flour mixture to the wet mixture, and mix to combine.
6. Spread the batter into your prepared pan.
7. Bake the cake for 25 to 30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean.
8. Let the cake cool completely before frosting.

Notes

Spice Options: If preferred, you can substitute pumpkin pie spice for the spices (about 2½ teaspoons) or use just cinnamon and omit the other spices. All options are delicious!

Nutrition Information

Serving size: 1 square piece (without frosting) Calories: 264 Fat: 15.1g Saturated fat: 2.2g Carbohydrates: 35.6g Sugar: 21.9g Sodium: 246mg Fiber: 1.4g Protein: 3.5g

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