Carrot Cake Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting

March 26, 2018

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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!

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 Dole 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

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...
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Nutritions

Calories
6428

Sodium
5655mg
235% DV

Fat
307g
472% DV

Protein
94g
188% DV

Carbs
770g
261% DV

Fiber
36g
147% DV