Carrot Cake Bars
Delicious carrot cake bars topped with cream cheese frosting are perfect for any holiday or event!
Servings: 12
Ingredients
Wet Ingredients
- ¾ cup avocado oil
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ¾ cup light brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 large eggs
Dry Ingredients
- 1.25 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 cup shredded carrots ~2 medium carrots
Other
- 16 oz. cream cheese frosting here is the recipe we used
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350℉ and grease a 9x9-inch cake pan. Set aside.
- Mix the avocado oil, granulated sugar, and brown sugar in a large bowl. Add the vanilla extract and eggs into the bowl. Mix until well combined. Set aside.
- Place flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg, into a bowl and mix to combine.
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients. Once combined, add the shredded carrots and mix to combine.
- Transfer the batter to the cake pan—bake for 30-40 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Allow the cake to cool completely before frosting -- about 2-3 hours.
- Top the bars with cream cheese frosting and slice them into 12 pieces.
Video
Notes
- For the piped carrots: For the orange, combine 2 tablespoons of cream cheese frosting and 1/2 teaspoon of orange gel food coloring. For the green, I combine1 a tablespoon frosting with 1/2 teaspoon forest green gel food coloring,
Nutrition
Calories: 427kcal | Carbohydrates: 59g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 21g | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 46g