Emily's Pumpkin Bars

My cousin Emily gave me this recipe at one of my bridal showers. They're really, really good, and a great autumn treat!

Ingredients:

* 1 can pumpkin
* 2 cups flour
* 2 cups sugar
* 2 teaspoons cinnamon
* 2 teaspoons baking soda
* 1 teaspoon baking powder
* 1/2 teaspoon salt
* 4 eggs
* 1 cup oil

Mix the wet ingredients and add the dry ingredients. Pour into a large baking sheet/bar pan and bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.

Frosting:

Mix 1 brick cream cheese, 1 stick of butter, 1/2 a bag-ish of powdered sugar, and a dash of nutmeg, and a dash of vanilla. Spread on the bars once they've cooled off.

Bublanina

This is a light and tasty fruit dessert. It's also Czech, so a plus with me! It's also a very pretty dessert, if you're into food aesthetics.

Ingredients:
* 1 cup butter
* 1-3/4 cups sugar
* 4 eggs
* 1 teaspoon vanilla
* 3 cups flour
* 1/2 teaspoon salt
* 1-1/2 teaspoon baking powder
* cherry pie filling (Can be done with other fruit fillings, but I don't know why you would!!)

Directions:
* Cream butter and sugar and add eggs and vanilla. Combine dry ingredients and add to batter.

* Spread into a bar pan, reserving 1-1/2 cups of the batter. Spread the pie filling over the top of the batter. Drop the remaining filling sporadically over the filling. It won't cover it completely.

* Bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes.