Description
These Carrot Cake Cream Cheese Bars offer the moist, spiced goodness of traditional carrot cake, topped with a rich cream cheese layer, all in an easy-to-grab format. Perfect for casual family desserts, potlucks, or brunches.
Ingredients
1 ½ cups All-Purpose Flour
1 teaspoon Baking Soda
½ teaspoon Salt
1 teaspoon Ground Cinnamo
½ teaspoon Ground Nutmeg
¼ teaspoon Ground Ginger
¼ teaspoon Ground Cloves
¾ cup Granulated Sugar
½ cup Light Brown Sugar
½ cup Vegetable Oil
2 large Eggs
1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
2 cups Finely Grated Carrots
8 ounces Full-Fat Cream Cheese, softened
½ cup Unsalted Butter, softened
2 cups Powdered Sugar
1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract for cream cheese
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and grease a 9×13 inch baking pan, lining with parchment paper
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the all-purpose flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and cloves
- In a large bowl, combine granulated sugar, light brown sugar, and vegetable oil. Whisk until smooth, then add eggs one at a time, whisking after each. Stir in vanilla extract
- Gradually mix the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients until just combined; do not overmix
- Fold in the grated carrots until evenly distributed
- In another bowl, beat cream cheese and butter until smooth. Gradually add powdered sugar and mix until creamy, then stir in the vanilla extract
- Pour ¾ of the cake batter into the prepared pan. Drop spoonfuls of the cream cheese mixture over it, then dollop remaining batter and swirl together gently
- Bake for 30-35 minutes or until a skewer comes out with moist crumbs. Let cool completely in the pa
- Chill in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours before slicing into bars
Notes
Ensure all ingredients are at room temperature for best results.
Do not skip chilling before slicing for clean cuts.
- Prep Time: 20 mins
- Cook Time: 35 mins
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bar
- Calories: 410 kcal
- Sugar: 33g
- Sodium: 250mg
- Fat: 24g
- Saturated Fat: 14g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 46g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 65mg