Raspberry Cake Bars

By AmberK

Ingredients

• 2 cups sugar
• 3/4 cup butter or margarine, softened
• 1/3 cup buttermilk
• 4 eggs
• 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 2 cups frozen raspberries from 14 ounce bag, thawed and drained
• 2 tsp. powdered sugar, if desired
• Crumb Topping
• Crumb Topping
• 1/2 cup all purpose flour
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup butter or margarine, firm
• 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp. gorund cardamom, if desired

Details

Servings 48
Preparation time 15mins
Cooking time 40mins

Preparation

Step 1

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease bottom only of jelly roll pan, 15 1/2 x 10 1/2 x 1 inch, with shortening or spray with cooking spray. Make crumb topping; set aside
2. Beat sugar, and butter in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until creamy. beat in buttermilk and eggs on low speed until smooth. Stir in flour and salt. Spread in pan. Sprinkle with raspberries and topping.
3. Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Sprinkle with powdered sugar. For bars cut into 8 rows by 6 rows.

Crumb Topping

mix flour and sugar in medium bowl. Cut in butter, using pastry blender or cirsscrossing 2 knifes, until mixture is curmbly. Stir in cinnamon and cardamom.