Swirled Carrot Cake Cheesecake Bars • Kroll's Korner

Ingredients

• 1 1/3 cup all purpose flour, spooned and leveled
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 1/2 tsp. sea salt
• 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp. ground nutmeg
• 1/4 tsp. ground ginger
• 3/4 cup oil (canola, vegetable)
• 2/3 cup granulated sugar
• 2/3 cup brown sugar, packed (light or dark)
• 1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
• 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
• 2 large eggs, room temperature
• 1 1/2 cups peeled and grated carrots (grated on small holes on box grater)
• 2 (8 oz.) packages full-fat cream cheese, softened to room temperature
• 2 Tbsp. sour cream, room temperature
• 2 tsp. vanilla bean paste (or 2 tsp. vanilla extract if you don't have paste)