Carrot Cake Bars

Name: Carrot Cake Bars
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 35 min
Yield: 24
Ingredients: FOR THE CAKE BARS:; ½ cups Unsweetened Applesauce; ⅔ cups Sugar; 2 whole Large Eggs; 2 Tablespoons Olive Oil; 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract; 1-¼ cup Whole Wheat Flour; 1 teaspoon Baking Soda; 1 teaspoon Ground Cinnamon; 1 teaspoon Salt; 3 whole Large Carrots, Finely Grated; ½ cups Chopped Walnuts; FOR THE ICING:; 4 Tablespoons Butter, Room Temperature; 4 ounces, weight Cream Cheese, Room Temperature; 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract; 2 cups Powdered Sugar; FOR THE TOPPING:; 1 cup Chopped Walnuts

Carrot Cake Bars was pinched from <a href="http://tastykitchen.com/recipes/desserts/carrot-cake-bars-3/" target="_blank">tastykitchen.com.</a>

"A whole wheat, denser version of carrot cake, great with a cup of coffee next to the fire on a cold fall day...."

INGREDIENTS

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FOR THE CAKE BARS:

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½ cups Unsweetened Applesauce

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⅔ cups Sugar

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2 whole Large Eggs

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2 Tablespoons Olive Oil

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1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract

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1-¼ cup Whole Wheat Flour

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1 teaspoon Baking Soda

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1 teaspoon Ground Cinnamon

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1 teaspoon Salt

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3 whole Large Carrots, Finely Grated

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½ cups Chopped Walnuts

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FOR THE ICING:

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4 Tablespoons Butter, Room Temperature

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4 ounces, weight Cream Cheese, Room Temperature

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1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract

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2 cups Powdered Sugar

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FOR THE TOPPING:

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1 cup Chopped Walnuts

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