Carrot And Zucchini Bars With Citrus-cream Cheese Frosting
Total Time: 55 mins
Preparation Time: 30 mins
Cook Time: 25 mins
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup brown sugar, packed
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
- 1 1/2 cups carrots, shredded
- 1 cup zucchini, shredded (~1 medium zucchini)
- 1/2 cup raisins (optional)
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional)
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup powdered sugar, sifted
- 1 teaspoon lemons, zest of or 1 teaspoon orange zest
Recipe
- 1 preheat oven to 350°f.
- 2 in a large bowl, combine flour, brown sugar, baking powder, ginger and baking soda.
- 3 in another large bowl, combine eggs, carrot, zucchini, oil, honey, vanilla and walnuts and raisins, if used.
- 4 add carrot mixture to flour mixture, stirring until just combined.
- 5 spread batter into an ungreased 13x9-inch baking pan.
- 6 bake for 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- 7 cool in pan on a wire rack.
- 8 frosting:in a medium mixing bowl, beat cream cheese with powdered sugar with an electric mixer on medium speed until fluffy.
- 9 fold in lemon/orange zest.
- 10 frost and store in the refrigerator.
- 11 cut into bars to serve.
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