{"id":399,"date":"2015-01-11T09:17:10","date_gmt":"2015-01-11T01:17:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dal04.webhostcluster.com\/~bonita\/?p=399"},"modified":"2015-12-07T01:14:59","modified_gmt":"2015-12-06T17:14:59","slug":"aunt-carols-crazy-easy-carrot-cake-bars-with-cream-cheese-frosting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.moonstruckbaydesigns.com\/?p=399","title":{"rendered":"Aunt Carole\u2019s Crazy Easy Carrot Cake Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting"},"content":{"rendered":"

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My Daddy’s sister, Carole, was one of three girls in his family and, in my humble opinion, remains our family’s truest version of “Aunty Mame.”<\/p>\n

Every one of my father’s sisters is a force of nature (like their mother and my grandmother, Ilo Bren)–and true to that legacy Carole was always bringing “something new to the table” (and I mean that literally!) At one point in the late 60s\/early 70s she went off to visit the Southwestern United States with her then husband, my bowlegged Uncle Warren–complete with big silver belt buckle and that crooked cowboy smile–and brought us all back a recipe for homemade chili and cornbread–both seriously wide-open epicurean wonders in 1970s Clear Lake, South Dakota!<\/p>\n

Carole also introduced our family to crazy easy, moist and rich carrot cake and indulgent cream cheese frosting (insert “fight over the beater” here) with this recipe and it was many years before I found out that other people spent so much time grating carrots for their recipes that they often avoided making this incomparable comfort food dessert!<\/p>\n

Carole’s big hearted laughter and her love of family and friends remain larger than life and while, sadly, it has been many years since I’ve been able to hug her neck I know in my heart that she remains true to her legendary lack of patience for time wasted in putting together a family gathering! So, check out the list of ingredients for that carrot grating time saver that makes these bars so simple–less than 15 minutes to put it all together and get it in the oven to bake!<\/p>\n

And, yes, my darlings this recipe easily translates into cupcakes (even a sheet cake or layers) but it sure saves invaluable time to frost that single wondrous pan of bars instead of individual and fussy little cakes! I cut it all into individual squares and then serve on cupcake liners–dresses ’em up and provides something to catch the crumbs (so you don’t end up snatching crumbs off your britches when nobody’s lookin’!)<\/p>\n

From our family with love to you and yours–“Aunt Carole’s Crazy Easy Carrot Cake Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting.”\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Ingredients:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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