This is a favorite shower dessert of mine always receives rave reviews. With the cream cheese frosting it tastes very similar to carrot cake.
Ingredients
- 2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
- 2 tsp. baking soda
- 2 tsp. ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1 stick butter or margarine
- 1-2/3 cups sugar
- 3 eggs
- 1 jar (4-1/2oz) strained apricots
- 1 jar ( 4-1/2oz) applesauce
- 1 jar (4-1/2oz) strained carrots
- Cream cheese Frosting
- 3oz. cream cheese - softened
- 1/4 cup margarine - softened
- 2 tsp. vanilla
- 2 cups powdered sugar or more
Directions
Preheat oven to 350. Grease a 15x10in pan. Sift together flour, soda and salt. Beat together butter, sugar and eggs in a large bowl till fluffy, about 3 minutes. Beat in baby foods. Fold in flour mixture till just combined. Spread batter evenly into prepared pan. Bake at 350 30-35 minutes. Frost when cool and cut into bars.
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Submitted 6/13/05.
Source: "Family Circle Magazine"
Submitted By: Nancy Quinn
herselfq@aol.com
Baby Food Bars