pumpkin cinnamon roll bars

pumpkin cinnamon roll bars
1 15-oz. can pumpkin
4 eggs
1/2 c. oil (or applesauce)
1/2 c. milk
1/2 c. sour cream
1/2 c. butter
3/4 c. brown sugar
1/2 t. cinnamon
1 box instant vanilla pudding mix
1 vanilla cake mix

mix all ingredients, whichever way you want to, all together.
mix until smooth.
pour into jelly roll pan.
bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes.
let cool, then frost with cream cheese frosting (but maybe add 2 T. of milk)
cut into bars.

do not forget to lick every single utensil clean, when you're done. it is that good.

banana sheet cake

banana sheet cake
1/2 c. butter or margarine
2 eggs
1 1/2 c. sugar
1 c. yogurt
(every single kind you have in your fridge works just fine---this is the secret!!)
1 tsp. vanilla
2 c. flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1/4 t. salt
2-6, mashed day-old, bananas

cream butter, eggs, sugar, yogurt, vanilla.

add remaining ingredients and mix well.

bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes.

frost with cream cheese frosting (and nuts, if ya want)

my 90-year-old grandpa eats more bananas than anyone I know.
and this recipe always reminds me of him.
enjoy it.

pineapple sheet cake

pineapple sheet cake

cake:

2 c. flour

1 c. sugar

2 tsp. baking soda

1 20-oz. can crushed pineapple in it's own juices

(don't drain)

1 tsp. vanilla

2 eggs, beaten

frosting:

8-oz. cream cheese, soft

1/4 c. butter or margarine

1 3/4 c. powdered sugar

1 tsp. vanilla

p.s. coconut or any nuts on top, is to die for!

preheat oven to 350 degrees.

mix flour, sugar, and baking soda.

add pineapple in juice, vanilla, & eggs.

pour into sheet pan (11x17-in. cookie sheet with sides).

bake for 25 minutes.

**it's gonna look like it's getting too done, but it's not. let it go for 25 minutes exactly. it's the sugars in the pineapple crystalizing that makes it look like it's burnin'! 

while the cake is baking, mix all the frosting ingredients together.

spread over the hot cake (that's the secret) and cut into bars when cool.

feeds 20-ish

cream cheese frosting

cream cheese frosting

8-oz. package cream cheese
1 lb. (3-4c.) powdered sugar
1/4 c. butter or margarine
1 tsp. vanilla

mix well, until smooth.