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Carrot Cake Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting

Moist carrot bars baked with cinnamon and nutmeg, slathered with cream cheese. These snack cakes are perfect for any time of the year.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Total Time40 minutes
Cuisine: American
Keyword: cake bars, carrot bars with baby food, carrot bars with cream cheese frosting, Carrot cake bars, jelly roll pan, recipe, snack cakes
Servings: 20 bars
Calories: 303kcal
Author: Michaela Kenkel

Equipment

Ingredients

For the Bars

  • 4 eggs
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1 cup vegetable oil
  • 3 4 ounce jars of strained baby food carrots
  • 2 cups flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg

For the Icing

  • 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 4 Tablespoons butter softened
  • 3 ounces cream cheese softened

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Grease a jelly roll pan (10 1/2" x 15 1/2) set aside.
  • With your mixer, cream together eggs and sugar until fluffy. Mix in oil.
  • Stir in carrots.
  • Sift the dry ingredients together, and slowly add to the wet mixture, stirring as you go.
  • Spread into prepared jelly roll pan. Bake for 25-30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
  • Cool before whipping together icing ingredients and frosting bars. Eat immediately or store in the fridge until you enjoy them.

Nutrition

Serving: 2g | Calories: 303kcal | Carbohydrates: 38g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 11g | Cholesterol: 48mg | Sodium: 280mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 28g