Carrot & Zucchini Cake Bars

Preheat oven to 350 F and line a 9×13 baking dish with parchment paper. Set aside.

In a small bowl, combine the sifted flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon and salt. Mix to combine and set aside.

In the bowl of a stand mixer, beat the eggs and egg yolk together on medium speed for 2 minutes.

Add in the sugars, oil, applesauce and vanilla extract until throughly combined and smooth.

Add about 1/2 of the vegetables into the wet ingredients, followed by 1/2 of the flour mixture. Turn your mixer on just to incorporate the flour (literally about 2 seconds). Add in the rest of the grated vegetables and rest of the flour mixture. Again, turn the machine on just to combine everything together. Be careful not to over-mix!

Pour batter into prepared pan and bake for 15-17 minutes. Cake should be slightly brown on top.

Allow to cool in the pan placed on a cooling rack for about 10 minutes before removing cake from the pan. Allow to cool completely before cutting into rectangles.