Share a Spoon - Cakes and Bars

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 Share a Spoon THURSDAY!  It's like a commercial jingle and nursery rhyme all mixed into one! Patty cake, Patty cake, baker's man, bake me a cake as fast as you can.Roll it, and pat it, and break me off a piece of that KitKat BAR. Insight into the mind of a mad woman.  Sorry...THAT up there is just the way this little mind works.  It used to think brilliant thoughts, but now I am watching NickJR again, and between that and reading nursery rhymes, well...you get the idea. It could be worse...I could've sang what I get stuck in my head every day now.Oh why not...There's a party in my tummy...so yummy...so yummy. so this week's theme... Cakes and Bars is compliments of That One Mom from Only Parent Chronicles.  One of my besties!  Who will be here one week from today!!!  OH. YES. SHE. WILL! I made Zucchini-Carrot Bars this week and they were YUM!  Very moist, and a great sweet way to get your veggies in!  Any excuse, I will make any excuse to work in sweets.  Oh yes....they have to be healthy right?  There are veggies in there.  That's my logic and I'm sticking my tongue out at you with it!
Zucchini-Carrot Bars   Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour1 teaspoon baking powder1/2 teaspoon kosher salt1 teaspoon cinnamon1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg1/2 teaspoon ground ginger1 1/2 cups grated zucchini1 cup grated carrots2 eggs1 teaspoon vanilla1/2 cup canola oil (any vegetable oil will work)1/4 c honey3/4 packed light brown sugar1 cup raisins1 cup chopped walnuts
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Spray a 13x9 pan with cooking spray and set aside.

In a bowl combine the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg and ginger. Stir until all the spices are well distributed and set to the side.  In a small bowl put the cup of walnuts and spoon in a heaping tablespoon of the flour spice mixture.  Stir the flour over the walnuts and set aside. 
  In a large mixing bowl mix the grated carrots and zucchini together.  Add in the brown sugar, oil and honey.  Lightly beat to eggs and stir them in.  Add the teaspoon of vanilla and stir in the raisins.  Next add the flour spice mixture and stir until just combined.  Fold in the nuts.

  Spread the batter into the prepared 13X9X2 pan and bake for 25-28 minutes.  A toothpick should come out clean.   

  Cool completely.  
Cream Cheese Frosting:
1 package softened cream cheese2 tablespoons room temperature butter1 teaspoon vanilla1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
Beat cream cheese and butter together.  Add the vanilla and sugar and beat until smooth. 
 Spread the icing on the cooled cake and cut into bars.

And last but not least.... 

 Serve and Enjoy!   Now, go visit all the sweet treats, and SHARE your favorites with us. Speak up SMACKERS...let me know what you want to see on Share a Spoon.  Will you be next week's feature?
Get out your favorite cookie recipes and dust them off too!  We will do a cookie recipe swap this month in honor of Friends You Love.  I mean really, what's more friendly than a big plate of cookies?