Carrot Cake Bars
These 4 ingredient Carrot Cake Bars are made from a cake mix! They're good enough without frosting, but for a special treat top them with cream cheese frosting.
Servings: 12 servings
Calories: 412kcal
Ingredients
- 1 box Betty Crocker carrot cake cake mix (15.25 ounces)
- 4 ounces cream cheese softened
- 1 large egg
- 1/4 cup butter softened
Frosting:
- 4 ounces cream cheese softened
- 6 tablespoons nbutter softened
- 1 3/4 cups powdered sugar
- 1/2 tablespoon vanilla
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In a small bowl, mix together the dry cake mix, cream cheese, egg and butter until completely mixed. The dough will be very thick.
- Press the dough into a greased 8x8 baking pan. Bake for 14-18 minutes. Remove from the oven and allow the bars to cool.
- For the frosting: Using an electric mixer, mix the butter and cream cheese, scraping down the sides as needed, until the mixture is light and fluffy. This will take about 5 minutes. With the mixer on low speed, add the powdered sugar, 1/2 a cup at at time, until it is thoroughly mixed. Add the vanilla and beat the frosting on medium speed for about 3 minutes.
- Frost the carrot cake bars with the frosting and top with the chopped walnuts.
Notes
We baked our bars for 14 minutes exactly and thought the texture was perfect (very soft). If you want them just a bit "cakier" or if your bars seem too "raw" for your liking, let them bake an additional 3-4 minutes.
Nutrition
Serving: 96g | Calories: 412kcal | Carbohydrates: 52g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 21g