carrot cake cream cheese bars

Hey y'all!
I was searching for fun little things I could add to my Easter rotation this year. I saw an ad for McCormick that had super cute stuff so I went and checked it out. I found these little bars and thought, how easy, and how cute!
I love carrot cake and I love cheesecake. You really can't go wrong making a mix in-between!
I only changed up their recipe a smidge. Hope you enjoy!

Ingredients:

1 cup flour plus 2 tbsp divided (1 cup flour, 2 tbsp flour)
2.5 cups sugar divided (1 1/4 cup and 1 1/4 cup)
2 tsp Cinnamon
1 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
2/3 vegetable oil
4 eggs divided (2 eggs and 2 eggs)
2 tsp Vanilla
1 tsp vanilla bean paste (optional, but I love the added flavor!)
1.5 cups grated carrots
3 packages 8 oz cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup milk
2 tsp lemon extract

Directions: Preheat oven to 325

Mix 1 and 1/4 cup sugar, 1 cup flour, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt
Add oil, 2 of the eggs, vanilla, vanilla bean paste and carrots
Mix well
Butter and flour your baking pan
Spread 1/2 batter in a 13x9 baking pan, set aside the remaining batter
Beat cream cheese and 1 and 1/4 cup sugar in stand mixer until well blended
Add milk
Add 2 tbsp flour
Add lemon extract and blend well
Add 2 remaining eggs 1 at a time, until just blended
Scoop spoonfuls of cream cheese mixture and reserved carrot cake batter, alternately over the carrot cake batter in the pan
Take a knife and swirl through it several times
Bake for 40 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean
Cool in pan