Recipe for Carrot Cake Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting
Introduction: These carrot cake bars are a perfect blend of moist, spiced carrot cake topped with creamy, tangy cream cheese frosting and finished with a crunchy sprinkle of pecans. They are easy to make, incredibly flavorful, and ideal for serving at gatherings or as a sweet treat for yourself. These bars bring all the warmth and comfort of carrot cake, but in a more convenient, sliceable form!
Ingredients:
For the Carrot Cake:
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 4 large eggs
- 1 ½ cups granulated sugar
- 1 cup vegetable oil (or melted butter)
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 3 cups grated carrots (about 3-4 medium carrots)
- 1 cup chopped pecans (optional)
For the Cream Cheese Frosting:
- 8 oz (225g) cream cheese, softened
- ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup chopped pecans (for topping, optional)
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