Cream Cheese Swirled Carrot Cake Bars

By srumbel

Cream Cheese Swirled Carrot Cake Bars - easy, moist, fluffy, and soooo yummy!
from cremedelacrumb.com

Ingredients

• cake batter
• 1 cup finely shredded carrots (I used two large carrots and a box grater)
• 1 cup sugar (may reduce to 3/4 up if desired)
• 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/4 cup flour
• cream cheese swirl
• 4 ounces cream cheese, softened (light or fat free are okay)
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 1 egg

Details

Preparation time 15mins
Cooking time 40mins

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350. Line and grease a 9x13 inch baking pan.
In a large bowl combine carrots, sugar, applesauce, and vanilla and mix well. Add baking soda, cinnamon, salt, and flour and mix until combined. Spread batter in your prepared pan.
In a medium bowl mix cream cheese sugar, vanilla, flour, and egg until smooth. Drizzle over the top of your cake batter. Use a knife to swirl the cream cheese mixture into the batter.
Bake for 20-30 minutes until an inserted toothpick comes out clean. Allow to cool completely before cutting into bars and serving. Store in airtight container chilled or at room temperature.
Serves: 16-20