Carrot Cake Bars
Delicious Carrot Cake Bars, perfectly spiced, soft, chewy, and topped with cream cheese frosting.
Equipment
- 9x9-inch pan
- Mixing Bowl
- hand mixer
Ingredients
For the bars
- 1.25 cups all purpose flour spooned and leveled
- 2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 0.5 teaspoon salt
- 0.25 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 0.25 teaspoon ground ginger
- 0.25 teaspoon ground cloves
- 0.25 teaspoon ground allspice
- 0.75 cups unsalted butter melted and slightly cooled
- 1.25 cups dark brown sugar packed
- 2 large eggs room temperature
- 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1.25 cups finely grated carrots (~1-2 large carrots grated on the small holes of a box grater)
For the frosting
- 4 oz softened cream cheese
- 4 tablespoon softened unsalted butter
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 0.5 teaspoon vanilla extract
- pinch salt
Instructions
Preparation
- Preheat the oven to 350°F and line a 9x9-inch pan with parchment paper.
- In a mixing bowl, whisk together the dry ingredients and set aside.
- In another bowl, whisk the brown sugar and melted butter together until smooth.
- Whisk in eggs, one at a time, followed by the vanilla extract.
- Fold in dry ingredients and grated carrots, careful not to over mix.
- Spread the batter evenly in prepared pan.
- Bake for 18-20 minutes, being careful not to over bake.
- Cool completely then make frosting by beating together cream cheese and butter.
- Add powdered sugar, vanilla, and salt, beating until smooth.
- Spread frosting on cooled bars, garnish with cinnamon or walnuts, slice, and enjoy!
Notes
Add in nuts or raisins if desired. Store in an air-tight container in the fridge for up to 5 days.
Nutrition
Serving: 1barCalories: 234kcalCarbohydrates: 32gProtein: 4gFat: 16gSodium: 294mgSugar: 17g
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