Carrot Bars

Name: Carrot Bars
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 1 cake, 10 serving(s)
Ingredients: 2 cups flour; 2 cups sugar; 2 teaspoons baking soda; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon; 1 1/4 cups vegetable oil; 2 (6 ounce) jars carrots (3rd Food baby food); 4 eggs; cream cheese frosting; 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese (softened); 1/2 cup margarine (softened); 2 cups powdered sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla

Submitted by Bonnie Young

"An easy moist carrot bar recipe that always gets lots of recipe requests. I found in a local church cookbook. Enjoy!"

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Ready In:: 40mins
Ingredients:: 13
Yields:: 1 cake
Serves:: 10

ingredients

2 cups flour
2 cups sugar
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 ¹⁄₂ teaspoons cinnamon
1 ¹⁄₄ cups vegetable oil
2 (6 ounce) jars carrots (3rd Food baby food)
4 eggs
cream cheese frosting
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese (softened)
¹⁄₂ cup margarine (softened)
2 cups powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla

directions

Sift first 5 ingredients together in small bowl. In larger bowl add next 4 ingredients and mix well. Add dry ingredients and mix well. Pour into prepared sheet cake or 2 9X12 cake pans. Bake at 350 degrees 20-30 minutes.
Frost with cream cheese frosting when cool.

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Reviews

These bars were so simple to make! The taste was there, a very delicious bar. I'm going to try adding some nuts next time for a little more texture. The icing was a little too runny, when I checked other recipes they called for less margarine. I don't know if it was just my oven but I found that I really had to start watching the bars after 20 minutes, they baked very fast. Thanks for sharing such an easy and tasty recipe.

Teresa L.

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Bonnie Young

Nekoosa, 89

I'm retired since August 2007 after 20 years from a library in central Wisconsin. I guess you could say my hobby is cooking. My husband has even gained weight since I am home more. I love trying new recipes and just started smoking food in my new smoker. So far I have only made salmon and turkey. Both turned out good. We have two grown children and two granddaughters. We also love camping and try to go often. My husband loves fishing and hunting so we have alot of fish and venison and the freezer. I love Zaar and visit the site almost every day. I really love it when I get a good review on one of my recipes. I just wish members would alow zaar mail fo I could thank them for the review.

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