Monday, February 22, 2010

Raspberry Cake Brownies


These are not cake. Not brownie. They're cake brownies! I say that because when you taste them, you aren't really sure what they are or how to describe them to others. The texture is somewhere in between.

What's fun in these bars is that you mix in raspberry jam. So the berry flavor is throughout, not just a layer on top or in the middle, and not just pieces of fruit folded in. The crunch comes from adding chocolate chips.

They're easy to make and you most likely have all these most basic baking ingredients on hand already. Do you eat toast with jam? Perfect! Then you already have jam, too!

I'm sure I've mentioned before but just in case, Marlene Sorosky is one of the best recipe authors on Planet Earth and if I share one of her recipes with you, the most appropriate reaction on your part should be that of gratitude and giddiness. So go on, react.


Raspberry Cake Brownies
Recipe by Marlene Sorosky in Easy Entertaining with Marlene Sorosky

2 ounces unsweetened chocolate, chopped
1/4 pound (1 stick) butter or margarine, cut into 8 pieces
2 eggs
2/3 cup sugar
1/2 cup seedless raspberry jam (I strained jam with seeds)
2 tsp kirsch, Chambord or framboise, optional
2/3 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 tsp salt, or to taste
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/3 cup semisweet chocolate chips
Confectioners sugar for dusting the top, optional

Line an 8- or 9-inch square pan with a sheet of foil, letting it extend 1 inch over the sides; butter the foil. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. In a medium saucepan over low heat or in a medium microwave-safe bowl, melt unsweetened chocolate and butter or margarine, stirring until smooth; cool slightly. Whisk eggs in. Whisk in sugar, jam and liqueur, if using. Stir in flour, salt, baking powder and chocolate chips until incorporated. The mixture will be thin. Pour into prepared pan. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean and the top springs back when lightly pressed with fingertips. Let cool in pan 5 minutes; lift foil out of pan and cool completely.

The cake may be wrapped and held at room temperature for up to 3 days or frozen.

Before serving, cut into squares, approximately 1 1/2 inches each. Dust the tops lightly with confectioners sugar, if desired.

Makes 25 squares.


Step-by-Step in Pictures

In a medium saucepan, melt unsweetened chocolate and butter, then whisk in the eggs...

Then whisk in the sugar, jam, and liqueur (optional)...

Stir until smooth...

Stir in the flour, salt, and baking powder...

Stir in the chocolate chips...

Spread the batter into a greased, foil-lined baking pan...

Bake at 350 degrees for 25 to 30 minutes...

Cut into squares to serve...

1 comment:

~ Sarah ~ said...

I just made these brownies and they're yum! The raspberry flavour is subtle. It's a winner in our house :)

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