FROSTED RASPBERRY BARS

Frosted Raspberry Bars image

Cake-like bars with fruity raspberry filling.

Provided by benson_lorraine

Time 5h5m

Yield 24

Number Of Ingredients 17

Ingredients

Bars:
3 cups all-purpose flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
2 large eggs
½ cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup unsalted butter, softened
¼ cup white sugar
1 (21 ounce) can raspberry pie filling
2 tablespoons cream cheese, softened
2 tablespoons marshmallow creme
1 tablespoon unsalted butter, softened
1 tablespoon shortening
½ cup confectioners' sugar
1 tablespoon confectioners' sugar
1 tablespoon milk

Steps:

Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl.
Whisk eggs, milk, and vanilla together in a small bowl.
Beat butter and sugar together in a large bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add flour mixture in 3 batches, alternating with egg mixture, beating dough briefly after each addition. Divide dough in half and wrap in plastic wrap; chill for 2 hours or until firm.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 15x10-inch baking pan.
Roll out 1 portion of dough into a 15x10-inch rectangle; carefully transfer to the prepared pan. Spread with raspberry pie filling.
Roll out remaining dough to 1/4-inch thickness. Cut into 1/2-inch wide strips and weave into a lattice pattern over filling.
Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 30 minutes. Cool on a wire rack, about 1 hour.
When bars are almost cool, prepare frosting. Beat cream cheese, marshmallow creme, butter, and shortening together in a bowl until smooth. Gradually add 1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon confectioners' sugar and milk, beating until smooth. Drizzle over bars. Chill until set. Cut into bars.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 197.6 calories, Carbohydrate 24.8 g, Cholesterol 39 mg, Fat 9.9 g, Fiber 0.6 g, Protein 2.6 g, SaturatedFat 5.8 g, Sodium 175.9 mg, Sugar 5.5 g