Oat Crumble Pumpkin Bars

1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup packed brown sugar
½ cup vegetable oil 
2 eggs
3/4 cup sour cream
1 ½ cups canned pumpkin purée
2 ⅔ cups flour
¾ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
¾ teaspoon ground cloves
1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon nutmeg
1 teaspoon ground ginger

Cream sugar with oil. Stir in eggs, sour cream and pumpkin puree.
Add dry ingredients and stir until well blended. 
Spoon batter into a greased/ parchment lined 9” x 13” baking pan. 
Sprinkle with Spiced Oat Crumble. Bake at 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes, or until done. Let cool a bit.
Drizzle with Spiced Cream Cheese Icing. 
Let set. Share!

Spiced Oat Crumble
Brown ½ cup +2 Tablespoons butter by melting it on medium-high heat until it’s foamy and turns brown.  Remove from heat and let cool for 15 minutes.

Mix together:
½ cup +2 Tablespoons packed brown sugar 
¾ cup all-purpose flour 
1 cup quick oats
½ teaspoon baking soda
¼ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon 
½ teaspoon nutmeg

Add browned butter.
Stir until pea-sized crumbs form. 
Set aside.

Spiced Cream Cheese Icing
4 Tablespoons softened cream cheese
3 Tablespoons soft butter
1/3 cup whole milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 ¾ cups powdered sugar
½ teaspoon cinnamon
Dash of ground cloves
Dash of salt

Combine the ingredients all at once and use a food processor or electric mixer to blend thoroughly. 
Spoon into quart size freezer strength Ziploc. Cut small corner to pipe onto bars.