Gingerbread Bars with Orange Cream Cheese Frosting
 
Ingredients
For the cake
  • 3 cups flour
  • ½ tsp. salt
  • 1 tsp. baking soda
  • 1 tsp. cinnamon
  • 1½ tsp. ginger
  • 1 tsp. allspice
  • ⅔ cup butter
  • 1 cup dark brown sugar
  • 1 egg
  • ½ cup molasses
  • ½ cup honey
  • 1 cup buttermilk (or milk soured with ½ Tbs. vinegar)
For the Frosting
  • 1 stick butter, softened
  • 8 oz cream cheese, softened
  • 2 tsp. vanilla
  • 2 tsp. orange zest
  • 3½ cups powdered sugar
  • 1-2 Tbs. orange juice
Instructions
For the cake
  1. Mix the dry ingredients together in a bowl.
  2. In a mixer bowl, cream the butter and sugar.
  3. Add the eggs, molasses and honey.
  4. Alternately add the flour mixture and milk until well combined.
  5. Pour into a greased 10"x15" pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes.
For the Frosting
  1. In a mixer bowl, beat the cream cheese and butter together.
  2. Add vanilla and orange zest and mix well.
  3. Alternate powdered sugar with orange juice, beating until frosting is spreadable consistency.
  4. Smooth on top of cooled cake.
Recipe by Eat at Home at https://eatathomecooks.com/gingerbread-bars-with-orange-cream-cheese-frosting/