Zucchini Oat Carrot Bars With Butter Cream Cheese Frosting

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 2 1/4 cups sugar
• 1 cup oil (not olive oil)
• 3 large eggs
• 2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 2 cups shredded zucchini, unpeeled
• 1 small carrot, shredded
• 3/4 cup rolled oats
• 1 cup chopped walnuts
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 1/2 teaspoons almond extract
• 3 teaspoons vanilla
• 5 cups confectioners' sugar
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened

Recipe

• 1 set oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 grease a 15 x 10-inch jelly roll pan or cookie sheet, and line with parchment paper.
• 3 in a large bowl, beat the eggs oil, vanilla and sugar until smooth (about 2 minutes).
• 4 sift together flour, cinnamon, salt baking powder, baking soda.
• 5 add the flour mixture into the oil/egg mixture and blend well to combine (about 2 minutes).
• 6 fold in zucchini, carrots, oats and nuts; blend well to combine.
• 7 transfer to prepared pan.
• 8 bake for about 22-25 minutes.
• 9 to make frosting: mix/beat all ingredients together until smooth, adding more confectioners sugar to achieve desired consistancy to spread.
• 10 spread on cooled cake.
• 11 cut into bars.