Carrot cake bars

🧂 Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp cinnamon

  ground
• 3/4 cups sugar
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1 large egg

  room temperature
• 3/4 cups vegetable oil
• 1/2 cup buttermilk

  room temperature
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
• 3/4 cup walnuts

  chopped
• 1 1/2 cups shredded carrots
• 1/2 cup golden raisins

  rinsed and drained
• Cream Cheese Frosting
• Butter for greasing the baking dish

Instructions

• 1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease the baking dish with butter and line the
  bottom with baking paper. Set aside.
• 2 Add raisins to a small bowl, top with boiling water and let sit for 10 minutes.
  Drain well and use paper towels to dry.
• 3 In a medium bowl combine dry ingredients: flour, sugar, baking powder, baking
  soda, cinnamon and salt.
• 4 Add wet ingredients to a large bowl: eggs, oil, buttermilk, vanilla extract.
  Using a hand mixer, whisk on medium speed until fully combined.
• 5 Slowly add the dry ingredients, mixing with mixer on low. Stop from time to time
  to scrape the sides and bottom of the bowl. Whisk just until fully combined.
• 6 Stir in shredded carrots, chopped walnuts, and raisins.
• 7 Transfer to the baking dish and bake for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick
  inserted in the middle comes out clean.
• 8 Remove the cake from the oven and run a knife around the edges to loosen from
  the pan. Let it cool in the pan for about 30 minutes. Invert the cake onto a
  plate and then re-invert onto another plate. Cool completely before frosting.
• 9 Prepare the Cream Cheese Frosting according to recipe directions.
• 10 Cover the top of the cake with the frosting.
• 11 Use chopped walnuts and cinnamon to garnish.
• 12 Refrigerate for at least 2-3 hours, or until somewhat stiff before cutting into
  squares/bars and serving.

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