Let me preface this by saying that this is my quick ‘n dirty carrot cake dessert. My shortcut to carrot cake when carrot cake is needed but you’re a) pressed for time or b) lacking motivation. When you don’t want to grate carrots and you want to cut a couple of corners, this is the best simple carrot cake bars recipe. Moist and perfectly sweetened, topped with addictive cream cheese frosting and toasted coconut flakes. You cannot go wrong with these tasty bars. Why is that preface needed? Because I have a legitimate carrot cake – three layers and all – coming your way in the next day or so and I need you to know that both of these desserts are incredible. I am going to rave about that cake, because I’m obsessed with just about every aspect about it. It’s not difficult to make that cake, but these bars are my go-to. For potlucks and parties, for bake sales and big gatherings. For pretty much any time you don’t want to be making and serving a full-on layered carrot cake. So both recipes have a special place in my heart. So later we’ll talk about the legit cake cake. The great big, world’s best, carrot cake to end all carrot cakes. But for today we are talking about these shortcut, start with a cake mix, great for transporting and feeding a crowd, super duper scrumptious carrot cake bars. This simple, easy carrot cake bars recipe will deliver all of your carrot cake wishes in less than an hour with just a jelly roll pan. If you are convinced you aren’t a coconut person, you can totally leave the toasted coconut flakes off and just go with the cream cheese frosting – it stands on it’s own. And, I’ve included a little tip for making your cake extra moist if you are an extra-super-moist cake lover (you and I are friends for this reason).
