Name: Frosted Carrot Bars
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: 2 cups sugar -; 1 cup canola oil -; 4 large eggs -; 2 jars (6 ounces each) carrot baby food -; 2 cups all-purpose flour -; 2 teaspoons baking powder -; 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon -; 1 teaspoon baking soda -; 1 teaspoon salt -; Frosting: -; 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened -; 1/4 cup butter, softened -; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract -; 4 cups confectioners' sugar -; Yellow, red and green liquid food coloring -; 2 pastry or heavy-duty resealable plastic bags -

Recipe information

Cooking:

30 min.

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Ingredients for - Frosted Carrot Bars

1. 2 cups sugar -

2. 1 cup canola oil -

3. 4 large eggs -

4. 2 jars (6 ounces each) carrot baby food -

5. 2 cups all-purpose flour -

6. 2 teaspoons baking powder -

7. 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon -

8. 1 teaspoon baking soda -

9. 1 teaspoon salt -

10. Frosting: -

11. 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened -

12. 1/4 cup butter, softened -

13. 1 teaspoon vanilla extract -

14. 4 cups confectioners' sugar -

15. Yellow, red and green liquid food coloring -

16. 2 pastry or heavy-duty resealable plastic bags -

How to cook deliciously - Frosted Carrot Bars

1. Stage

In a bowl, beat sugar, oil, eggs and carrots. Combine flour, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda and salt; add to carrot mixture and mix well. Pour into a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool.

2. Stage

In a bowl, beat cream cheese, butter and vanilla. Blend in sugar until smooth. Place 1/4 cup of frosting in a small bowl; stir in yellow and red food coloring to make orange. Set aside. Place 3 tablespoons frosting in a small bowl; stir in green food coloring.

3. Stage

Spread white frosting on cake. Cut a small hole in the corner of a pastry or plastic bag; fill with orange frosting. Mark off 20 squares on the cake; pipe a small carrot in the center of each square. Place green frosting in another bag; cut a small hole in the corner. Pipe greens on top of each carrot.