Starbucks Cranberry Bliss Bars
INGREDIENTS
- Servings: 15
- For Cake Base:
- 2 sticks margarine (or butter if you want to indulge) -- softened
- 1 and 1/4 cups brown sugar-- packed
- 3 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 and 1/2 cups flour
- 1/4 cup minced dried cranberries
- 1/4 cup Lindt or Perugina or other quality white chocolate -- coarsely chopped
- 1/4 cup minced candied ginger
- For Frosting:
- 4 ounce cream cheese -- softened
- 1 and 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 2 Tablespoons butter -- softened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- For Garnish:
- 2 Tablespoons minced dried cranberries
- 1/3 cup white chocolate chips (e.g. Ghiradelli or Guittard) -- melted
- Preheat oven to 350 and lightly grease a 9x13 pan.
DIRECTIONS
- Beat butter and sugar together for the cake base, and add eggs/vanilla beating until fluffy. Sift together flour, ginger, and salt and then add to the butter/sugar mixture beating well. Fold in the cranberries, chocolate and ginger. Spread thick batter in pan and bake for about 20 to 25 minutes or until light golden.
- When cake is cooled, mix all frosting ingredients together and spread a thin layer over the cake. Immediately sprinkle with the minced cranberries. Then use a cake decorating bag of melted white chocolate with a tiny decorating tip (like the size used for writing on cakes) and drizzle the chocolate over the cake.
- **You can color your chocolate with red food color for a nice festive touch.