Carrot Zucchini Bars With Lemon Lime Frosting Recipes

ZUCCHINI-CARROT BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Line bottom of 15x10x1-inch pan with parchment paper or spray with cooking spray. In large bowl, stir together bar ingredients until well mixed. Spread in pan.
• Bake 15 to 20 minutes or until golden brown and toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
• In large bowl, beat together frosting ingredients with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. If needed, add more milk to make a spreadable consistency. Spread over cooled bars. Cut into 2x1-inch bars. Garnish with raspberries and mint leaves. Store in refrigerator.

CARROT AND ZUCCHINI BARS WITH CITRUS-CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• In a large bowl, combine flour, brown sugar, baking powder, ginger and baking soda.
• In another large bowl, combine eggs, carrot, zucchini, oil, honey, vanilla and walnuts and raisins, if used.
• Add carrot mixture to flour mixture, stirring until just combined.
• Spread batter into an ungreased 13x9-inch baking pan.
• Bake for 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• Cool in pan on a wire rack.
• Frosting:in a medium mixing bowl, beat cream cheese with powdered sugar with an electric mixer on medium speed until fluffy.
• Fold in lemon/orange zest.
• Frost and store in the refrigerator.
• Cut into bars to serve.

CARROT ZUCCHINI BARS WITH LEMON LIME FROSTING

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl mix together flour, brown sugar, baking powder, ginger, and baking soda. In another bowl stir together eggs, carrot, zucchini, raisins, walnuts, oil, honey, and vanilla.
• 2. Add carrot mixture to flour mixture and stir just until mixed. Spread batter in an un-greased 9 by 13 inch cake pan. Bake for 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center of bar comes out clean. Cool pan on a wire rack and when cool frost with Lemon-Lime Frosting.
• 3. FROSTING: In a medium mixer bowl combine cream cheese, and powdered sugar. When well mixed and fluffy add lemon and lime peel. Frost bars. Store any leftovers in the refrigerator.