FROSTED
CARROT BARS
(Yield: 5 dozen)
½ cup sugar
½ cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 eggs
2½ cups biscuit mix
¾ cup shredded carrots
1/3 cup raisins
½ cup chopped pecans
Cream Cheese Frosting (below)
1 cup chopped pecans
Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray a 15x10-inch jelly-roll pan
with non-stick vegetable spray.
In a large mixing bowl, combine sugars, oil, cinnamon, eggs, and
biscuit mix; beat until just blended. Stir in carrots, raisins, and
pecans. Spread the mixture into prepared jelly-roll pan.
Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until a tester inserted in the center comes
out clean. Cool in pan on a wire rack. Cut lengthwise into
5 strips, then cut each strip crosswise into 12 bars. Spread ½-inch
strip Cream Cheese Frosting down the center of each bar; top with chopped
pecans.
CREAM CHEESE FROSTING
1 3-ounce package cream cheese, softened
¼ cup confectioners’ sugar
1 tablespoon butter or margarine
¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
In a small bowl, combine all ingredients; beat until smooth.
 
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