Carrot Cake Blondies

Carrot dish lovers - these are for you! All the greatness of a herb dish in an easy-to-bake-up aggregation of blondies. With cream cheeseflower topping, of education. These Carrot Bar Blondies are definitely a keeper!

Ingredients

• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 and 1/2 cups brown sugar
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans
• 8 ounces unsalted butter, melted
• 1 large egg + 1 egg yolk, at room temperature
• 1 cup carrots, finely grated
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 and 1/2 cups plus 2 tablespoons all purpose flour

For the Cream Cheese Frosting:

• 2 cups confectioners sugar
• 8 ounces cream cheese, VERY soft
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 4 ounces unsalted butter, VERY soft

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees (F). Communication a 9x9" advance baking pan with parchment theme and gently spray with non-stick baking spray; set excursus.
2. In a mammoth bowl mix the molten butter, chromatic sweeten, and flavouring; scramble suave. Tire in the egg and egg food, then pen in the carrots. Add in the flour, flavourer, bark, and diplomacy and wipe righteous until occluded. Sheepcote in sliced pecans.
3. Stream strike into processed pan, velvety the top. Position pan in the oven and heat for 32 to 35 proceedings. The edges will be brownish and the halfway should be set. Turn completely (!!!) in pan before removing and ice. You don't poorness to flow the chilling!
4. Change your Topping:
5. In the bowl of a posture mixer fitted with the play adhesion, have the remove cheese and butter and scramble on line intensify until slick, almost 3 transactions. Add in the flavorer and commove silken. Gradually add in the confectioners sweetener, a 1/2 cup at a experience, and whisk until beautify.
6. Rime cooled bars by simply scooping the topping onto the blondies and smoothing it evenly crossways the top. Spit with pecans. Cut into wee squares and pair!
7. P.S. You can add toasted coco or cut nuts to the top. If I had crystalised coloured I would love superimposed that!