Jane’s Pumpkin Bars with Maple Cream Cheese Frosting

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a 9×13 cake pan or 15×10 jelly roll. In a large bowl, combine sugar, oil, eggs and pumpkin. Beat together on low until combined. Add cake mix and spice and mix on medium high for 2 minutes. Pour into a greased pan and bake for 25-35 minutes or until a cake tester comes out clean. Cool completely.

Frosting:

Mix cream cheese and butter together until creamy. Add powdered sugar and maple syrup, whipping on low until moist then whipping on high for a couple minutes. Frost and cut into bars. Store in the refrigerator.