Cherry Cake Bars
Ingredients
Crust Ingredients
1 cup all-purpose flour
½ cup butter softened
⅔ cups packed brown sugar
¼ cup almond meal or finely chopped almonds
¼ teaspoon almond extract
Cake Ingredients
¾ cherry marmalade, cherry jam or cherry pie filling
½ cup of butter softened
⅔ cups granulated sugar
2 eggs, beaten well
⅔ cups of flour
¼ cup almond meal or finely chopped almonds
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
Topping Ingredients
1/4 cup sliced almonds
1 tablespoon sugar
Glaze Ingredients
½ cup powdered sugar
1 tablespoon milk
⅛ th teaspoon almond extract
Preparation
1
Make the Crust/Bottom Layer
2
Cream butter and sugar.
3
Add flour, chopped almonds and extract.
4
Mix well. Batter will be thick and crumbly
5
Prepare an 8×8 inch baking pan by covering the bottom and sides with 2 pieces of parchment paper cut to fit the width, leaving a slight over hanging over the edges.
6
Spread crust dough into the bottom of the pan then pat down and into the edges with your fingertips.
7
Bake crust as 350 F. for 10 minutes.
8
Remove from oven and immediately spread ¾ cup of cherry marmalade, cherry jam or cherry pie filling over the hot crust.
9
Set aside while preparing the next layer.
10
Increase oven temperature to 375 degrees.
11
Make the Cake Layer
12
Cream butter and sugar together and beat on medium for 2 minutes.
13
Add eggs and extract then beat an additional 2 minutes.
14
Mix in the flour and almond meal, beating on low until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes.
15
Drop cake batter by the tablespoon over the top of the peach jam.
16
Using the back of a spoon carefully spread the batter out to the edges of the pan.
17
Bake at 375 F. for 25-30 minutes or until top is a golden brown.
18
Remove from oven and allow to cool completely before cutting.
19
Once cool cut into 9 or 16 squares.
20
Make the topping
21
Mix the sugar with almonds and sprinkle over the top.
22
Make the Glaze
23
Mix all the ingredients with a whisk until smooth.
24
Drizzle over top of cooled bars. Allow glaze to set before serving.
25
Makes 9-16 servings
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About
These Cherry Cake Bars are filled with homemade cherry marmalade but cherry pie filling or cherry jam would work also. The recipe is a vintage old fashioned jam bar recipe.
Other Names:
Old Fashioned Jam Bars
Yield:
9-16
Added:
Tuesday, February 23, 2016 - 7:14pm
