Easy Carrot Cake Bars

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This recipe for carrot bars uses baby food carrots and turns out very moist. I frost them with cream cheese frosting and then cut them into bars.

Submitted by Linda
Updated on November 12, 2024
Plated carrot cake bars with cream cheese frosting on colorful plates.
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Prep Time:
10 mins
Cook Time:
20 mins
Total Time:
30 mins
Servings:
14
Yield:
1 (10x15-inch) jelly roll pan
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Ingredients

Original recipe (1X) yields 14 servings

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour

  • 2 teaspoons baking soda

  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

  • 1 teaspoon salt

  • 2 cups white sugar

  • 1 ½ cups vegetable oil

  • 4 large eggs

  • 3 (4 ounce) jars carrot baby food

Directions

  1. Gather all ingredients. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10x15-inch jelly roll pan.

    Bowls of flour, sugar, eggs, and other ingredients for carrot cake preparation.

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  2. Sift together flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt in a large bowl. Set aside.

    Bowl of dry ingredients mixed for carrot cake preparation.

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  3. Beat together sugar, oil, and eggs in another large bowl until smooth.

    Wet carrot cake ingredients mixed with a hand mixer in a glass bowl.

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  4. Mix in flour mixture until just combined. Stir in carrot baby food until incorporated.

    Fully combined carrot cake batter in a glass bowl with a spatula.

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  5. Spread batter into the prepared pan.

    Carrot cake batter poured into a rectangular baking tray, ready to bake.

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  6. Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of cake comes out clean, about 20 minutes.

    Baked carrot cake removed from the oven and cooled in the tray.

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  7. Allow cake to cool completely on a wire rack before frosting and slicing.

    Cream cheese frosting being spread on carrot cake with a spatula.

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Recipe Tip

Top these carrot cake bars with this easy homemade cream cheese frosting.

65 home cooks made it!

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

412 Calories
25g Fat
44g Carbs
4g Protein
Nutrition Facts
Servings Per Recipe 14
Calories 412
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 25g 32%
Saturated Fat 4g 18%
Cholesterol 53mg 18%
Sodium 375mg 16%
Total Carbohydrate 44g 16%
Dietary Fiber 1g 4%
Total Sugars 30g
Protein 4g 8%
Vitamin C 1mg 2%
Calcium 19mg 1%
Iron 1mg 7%
Potassium 88mg 2%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.

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