Carrot Cake Bars

fork poked in carrot cake with bite taken out of another carrot cake slice

Carrot Cake Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting are a homemade carrot cake squares recipe with a homemade thick and creamy frosting. To die for carrot cake bars.

Course Desserts

Cuisine American

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Prep Time 10

Cook Time 35

Total Time 45

Servings x11 pan

Calories 521kcal

Author Kelsey

Ingredients

Supplies

Carrot Cake Bar Ingredients

2 cups granulated sugar
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon allspice
2 teaspoons cinnamon
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1½ cups vegetable oil
4 large eggs
3 cups grated carrots

Cream Cheese Icing

2 cups powdered sugar
8 tablespoons butter softened
8 ounces cream cheese softened
1 teaspoon vanilla or orange extract

Instructions

Start by greasing 8x11 inch pan and preheat your oven to 350 degrees F.
Now you will add flour, allspice, cinnamon baking soda, salt in a bowl and whisk till combined.
Add in your oil, and eggs and mix well till combined.
Pour in the grated carrots, and fold into the batter.
Now you will pour your carrot cake batter into your grased pan and bake in the center rack for 25-30 minutes or until the carrot cake bars are done. Stick a toothpick in the center to ensure no batter comes out clean of wet batter.
Place your carrot cake squares on a cooling rack to completely cool.
When your bars are cool you can mix your cream cheese frosting ingredients together with a mixer. Make sure the cream cheese is softened or it won't cream properly.
Spread the cream cheese frosting on top, then store your carrot cake bars in the refrigerator covered, till you are ready to serve.

Notes

You can stir in 1/2 cup of walnuts into the carrot cake batter if you want nuts.

Leave the cream cheese frosting off if you want and serve plain, dust with powdered sugar, etc.

You can freeze these carrot cake squares for up to three months in the freezer.

These bars need to be refrigerated until ready to serve.

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