CARROT AND ZUCCHINI BARS

Carrot and Zucchini Bars image

Provided by Rachel Weyerman @Mennonite_Girl_

Categories Cakes

Number Of Ingredients 17

1 1/2 cup(s) all purpose flour
1 teaspoon(s) baking powder
1/2 teaspoon(s) baking soda
1/2 teaspoon(s) ground ginger
2 - eggs, slightly beaten
1 1/2 cup(s) shredded carrots
1 cup(s) shredded zucchini
3/4 cup(s) packed brown sugar
1/2 cup(s) raisins
1/2 cup(s) chopped walnuts
1/2 cup(s) cooking oil
1/4 cup(s) honey
1 teaspoon(s) vanilla
CITRUS CREAM CHEESE FROSTING
8 ounce(s) package softened cream cheese
1 cup(s) powdered sugar
1 teaspoon(s) finely shredded lemon peal

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In large bowl combine flour, baking powder, ginger, and baking soda. In another large bowl stir together eggs, carrot, zucchini, brown sugar, raisins, walnuts, oil, honey, and vanilla. Add carrot mixture to flour mixture, stirring just untill comvined. Spread batter in an ungreased 13x9x2" baking pan.
Bake about 20min. or untill a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Cool in pan on a wire rack. Frost with citrus cream cheese frosting. Cut into bars.
Citrus cream cheese frosting In a bowl beat one 8 oz package softened cream cheese and 1 cup powered sugar with an electric mixture on medium speed untill fluffy. Stir in 1tsp finely shredded lemon peal.
Frost when cool. Cut into bars.