Carrot Bars with Cream Cheese Icing

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup vegetable oil
• 1 cup golden brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp allspice
• 3/4 cup raisins
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
• 1 1/2 cups grated carrot, about 2 or 3 medium
• Cream Cheese Icing

Directions

1. Cream oil and sugar until smooth. Beat in eggs and vanilla. add remaining ingredients, stirring until smooth.
2. Pour into greased 13x9-inch baking pan.
   
3. Bake in 350 degree oven 30 minutes or until a pick inserted in center comes out dry.
   
4. Cool, then spread with icing.Cut into 24 bars.

Cream Cheese Icing

1. Beat 3 oz. cream cheese with 2 tbls butter until smooth.
2. Beat in 1 cup powdered sugar, 1/2 tsp vanilla and enough milk to make icing smooth and spreadable (about 1/2 to 1tsp)