Published: August 31, 2008 08:00 pm      

Recipe of the Week: Pork and Beans Bars

Marilyn Malloy of Fife Lake sent in this recipe for Pork and Beans Bars. She got the recipe from a friend in Florida, where she spends her winter months, and says they taste a lot like spice cake. She enjoys surprising her friends with the ingredients.

Pork and Beans Bars

1 15 oz. can Van Camps Pork & Beans

2 c. sugar

4 eggs

2 c. flour

1/2 t. salt

1 t. cinnamon

1 8 oz. can crushed pineapple, undrained

1 c. oil

1 t. vanilla

2 t. baking soda

1 t. baking powder

Mash the beans with a potato masher until they are pureed. Mash the pineapple a little, not as much as the beans. Combine pineapple and beans and add sugar, oil, eggs and vanilla. Beat well for 2 minutes. Add flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt and cinnamon. Beat well. Bake in a large jelly roll pan (11" x 17") that has been sprayed with cooking spray. Bake at 350Ëš for 30-35 minutes.

Frosting

8 oz. cream cheese

1 t. vanilla

1/2 c. margarine

4 c. powdered sugar

Beat ingredients and frost bars.

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