Carrot Ginger Squares with Cream Cheese Frosting
Ginger-spiced carrot squares with cream cheese frosting are a perfectly sweet finale to an elegant holiday meal.
Ingredients
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Carrot Ginger Squares:
3/4 cup whole grain pastry flour
3/4 cup whole grain all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon allspice
1/4 teaspoon sea salt
3 tablespoons maple sugar (or other sugar)
1 cup walnuts, toasted and coarsley chopped
1/4 cup crystallized ginger, diced small
1/3 cup raisins
3 eggs, beaten
1/3 cup yogurt
3 tablespoons honey
1 tablespoon walnut oil
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups carrots, finely grated
Butter
Cream Cheese Frosting:
2 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature
12 ounces cream cheese (or Neufchatel cheese), room temperature
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup toasted walnuts, finely chopped
2 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature
12 ounces cream cheese (or Neufchatel cheese), room temperature
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup toasted walnuts, finely chopped
Preparation
Level: Intermediate
Servings: 9
Cook Time:
Ready In:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Mix dry ingredients (flour, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, sea salt, maple sugar, walnuts, ginger and raisins) in a large bowl.
In a separate bowl, mix wet ingredients (eggs, yogurt, honey, walnut oil, vanilla and carrots).
Combine wet ingredients with dry ingredients.
Butter or oil a 9x9 casserole dish or baking pan. Pour mixture into pan.
Bake 35-40 minutes or until lightly browned around edges. Let cool.
In a food processor, combine butter, cream cheese, powdered sugar and vanilla and process until creamy. Spread cream cheese frosting on top of cake. Sprinkle with toasted walnuts.
Mix dry ingredients (flour, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, sea salt, maple sugar, walnuts, ginger and raisins) in a large bowl.
In a separate bowl, mix wet ingredients (eggs, yogurt, honey, walnut oil, vanilla and carrots).
Combine wet ingredients with dry ingredients.
Butter or oil a 9x9 casserole dish or baking pan. Pour mixture into pan.
Bake 35-40 minutes or until lightly browned around edges. Let cool.
In a food processor, combine butter, cream cheese, powdered sugar and vanilla and process until creamy. Spread cream cheese frosting on top of cake. Sprinkle with toasted walnuts.
