Cranberry Place Bars - A homemade version of the famous Starbucks dessert! These taste like the original, and are easy to make at home!
They're great for parties, gift giving, and everything in between during the holiday season. For more holiday recipes, check out some of our other favorites like The Best Chocolate Pecan Pie and Candy Cookie Bark!
* Ingredients :
+cake
° 1 cup (2 sticks) softened butter
° 1 1/4 cups light brown sugar, packed
° ° 3 eggs
° 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
° 1 teaspoon ginger
° 1/4 teaspoon salt
° 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
° 3/4 c dry cranberries, diceed
° 6 ounces white chocolate, cut into pieces or use as chips
+frost
° 4 ounces soft cream cheese
° 3 cups powdered sugar
° 4 teaspoons lemon juice
° 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
° 1/4 cup chopped dried cranberries
+ Icing
° 1/2 cup powdered sugar
° 1 tablespoon of milk
° 2 teaspoons vegetable ghee
* Preparation:
Preheat oven 350 degrees.
Make the cake by beating the butter and brown sugar with an electric mixer until the mixture is smooth. Adding eggs, vanilla, ginger & salt // blend well. mixing flour to smooth. Mix 3/4 cup of chopped dried cranberries and white chocolate into the mixture by hand. Pour mixture into a well-greased 9" x 13" skillet. Use a spoon to spread the mixture evenly across the pan. Baking about 35 to 40 min
frost:
Combine soft cheese, powdered sugar, lemon juice, and vanilla in a medium bowl using an electric mixer until smooth. When the cake has cooled, spread the frosting on the surface of the cake.
Sprinkle ¼ cup of chopped cranberries over the icing on the cake.
spray:
Mix powdered sugar with milk and ghee. Sprinkle the frosting over the cranberries in a sweeping motion, or use a soft-tipped pastry bag to sprinkle the frosting onto the surface of the cake.
Leave the cake for a few hours, then cut the cake lengthwise (the long way) to the middle. Cut the cake into slices three times wide, for a total of eight rectangular slices. Cut each of these rectangles diagonally to create 16 triangular slices.
I usually leave the dried cranberries on top and the blended icing just for us.
Enjoy!
