Description
A delightful blend of moist spiced carrot cake and rich creamy cheesecake layered into bars.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 4 large eggs
- 2 cups grated carrots
- 1 cup cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C) and grease your 9×13 inch baking pan.
- In a bowl, mix flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Stir well.
- In another bowl, whisk together oil and eggs until smooth.
- Stir in the grated carrots.
- Combine the wet and dry ingredients, mixing until just combined.
- Pour half of the carrot cake batter into the prepared pan and spread evenly.
- In a separate bowl, beat cream cheese, sour cream, powdered sugar, and vanilla until smooth.
- Spread the cream cheese mixture over the carrot cake batter.
- Dollop the remaining carrot cake batter on top and swirl with a knife.
- Bake for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Let cool before slicing into bars.
Notes
For best results, don’t overmix the batter and let the bars cool completely before slicing.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bar
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 18g
- Sodium: 400mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 35g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 30mg