Carrot Cake Bars with Cream Cheese Swirl

Preheat oven to 350ºF (176ºC). Line an 8×8-inch pan with aluminium foil and set aside.

In a mixing bowl, add grated carrots, sugar, cream cheese, eggs, and vanilla extract; mix well. Add baking soda, cinnamon, salt, and flour. Mix until combined. Pour cake batter into prepared pan.

For the swirl, mix together cream cheese, sugar, vanilla, egg, and flour until combined and smooth. Gently pour mixture on top of the cake batter, then using a toothpick, run through both mixtures in circular motions to create swirls.

Bake 30–40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the centre comes out clean. Cool completely on a wire rack before removing from the pan and cutting into bars.