Carrot Cake Bars

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cups all purpose flour, spooned and leveled
• 2 tsp. ground cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1/4 tsp. ground nutmeg
• 1/4 tsp. ground ginger
• 1/4 tsp. ground cloves
• 1/4 tsp. ground allspice
• 3/4 cup unsalted butter, melted and slightly cooled
• 1 1/4 cup dark brown sugar, packed
• 2 large eggs, room temperature
• 2 tsp. vanilla extract
• 1 1/4 cup loosely packed finely grated carrots (~1-2 large carrots grated on the small holes of a box grater)
• 4 oz. softened cream cheese
• 4 Tbsp. softened unsalted butter
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
• pinch of salt