Decadent Carrot Cake Bars With Cream Cheese Frosting
The incredible taste of your favorite carrot cake but in bar form! These Carrot Cake Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting are as easy as 1-2-3 and disappear just that quickly!
Ingredients
Cake Ingredients
- 1¼ cups unsweetened applesauce or oil Nana's recipe
- 2 cups sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 2 cups flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1½ tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 2 cups grated carrots
- 1 cup shredded sweetened coconut
- 1 cup chopped nuts optional
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 cup crushed pineapple not drained, use in juice
Cream Cheese Frosting Ingredients
- ½ cup butter softened
- 8 oz cream cheese softened
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 lb powdered sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Combine cake ingredients #1. Add cake ingredients #2. Stir in cake ingredients #3.
- Pour into a lightly greased or parchment lined 10x15-inch jelly roll pan.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Let cool completely!
- For the frosting: Beat butter and cream cheese until fluffy. Add vanilla and powdered sugar, beat until smooth.
- Spread frosting on top of the cooled cake bars and serve.
- Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator, for up to 3 days.
Notes
If batter seems too much for the pan, set some aside for cupcakes.