Carrot Cake Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting

 These Carrot Cake Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting are as easy as 1-2-3 and disappear just that quickly!

 CourseDessert
 CuisineAmerican
 Keywordcarrot cake, carrot cake bars
 Prep Time10 minutes
 Cook Time25 minutes
 Total Time35 minutes
 Servings36 bars
 Calories221kcal

Ingredients

Cake:

One

• 1¼ cups unsweetened applesauce or oil, this is what my Nana used
• 2 cups sugar
• 3 eggs

Two

• 2 cups flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1½ tsp baking powder
• ½ tsp salt
• 1 tsp cinnamon

Three

• 2 cups grated carrots
• 1 cup shredded sweetened coconut
• 1 cup chopped nuts optional
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 cup crushed pineapple not drained! {use the pineapple in JUICE not syrup}

Cream Cheese Frosting:

• ½ c butter, softened
• 8 oz cream cheese, softened
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 lb powdered sugar

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Combine #1 ingredients. Add #2 ingredients. Stir in #3 ingredients.
• 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 the butter and cream cheese until nice and fluffy. Add in the vanilla and powdered sugar and beat until nice and smooth.
• Spread on top of the cooled cake bars and serve.
• Store leftovers in an airtight container, in the refrigerator, for up to 3 days.

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