Chocolate Chip Cake Bars With Salted Chocolate Glaze Recipes

CHOCOLATE CHIP CAKE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350. Cream butter and sugars in the bowl and of electric mixer. Add vanilla, and add eggs one at a time. In separate bowl, mix flour, baking powder and salt. Add half of the dry ingredients to the butter mixture, alternating with the milk and ending with the dry ingredients. Toss chocolate chips with a tiny bit of flour and them fold them into the batter.
• Spray a 13 x 9 cake pan (or baking dish) with non-stick spray. Layer with parchment paper and spray again. Pour batter in pan and spread evenly. Bake for 35-45 minutes, or until knife inserted in middle comes out clean.

CHOCOLATE CHIP CAKE BARS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first five ingredients. Beat on medium speed for 2 minutes. Stir in 1-1/2 cups of chocolate chips and nuts. , Spread in a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Bake at 375° for 20-25 minutes or until lightly browned and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack. , Melt shortening with the remaining chocolate chips; drizzle over the top. Cut into bars.

CHOCOLATE CHIP CAKE WITH CHOCOLATE GLAZE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• In a large mixing bowl, combine all cake ingredients except chocolate chips and walnuts. Blend well with a handheld mixer, scraping the sides of the bowl with a spatula. Fold chocolate chips and walnuts (optional) into batter.
• Divide batter in half and pour evenly into two greased and floured round layer cake pans. Bake for 40-45 minutes or until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack for at least one hour before turning out.
• Carefully turn first cake out of pan onto cake plate with flat side on plate and round side facing up. With a knife, carefully trim the rounded edge to make a flat surface for the filling.
• For filling, stir together brown sugar, cornstarch, salt and water in a medium saucepan. Over medium heat, cook (stirring constantly) until mixture begins to thicken (to a pudding-like consistency) and boil. Boil and stir for one minute. Remove from heat. Cool for at least 10 minutes. Spread filling over top of bottom layer of cake.
• Carefully turn second cake out of pan. Place flat side of cake atop bottom layer of cake (covered with filling) with round side facing up. Do not trim rounded top surface of cake.
• For glaze, heat chocolate chips, butter and corn syrup over low heat, stirring constantly, until chocolate is melted and mixture is smooth. Cool slightly. Spread over top layer of cake, allowing some of the glaze to drip down the sides of the cake.
• For bundt cake without filling, follow cake and glaze instructions. Baking time for cake may vary due to its being one layer instead of two. Turn cake out of bundt pan with flat side facing down and top with glaze as directed above.

CHOCOLATE CHIP CHEESECAKE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
• Press 1/2 of the cookie dough into the bottom of prepared dish. Mix cream cheese, sugar, and eggs together in a bowl until smooth; spread over cookie dough in baking dish. Crumble remaining cookie dough over cream cheese layer.
• Bake in the preheated oven until set in the middle, 35 to 40 minutes.

RICH CHOCOLATE CAKE BARS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Beat in syrup. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture. Stir in nuts. Pour in a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan., Bake at 350° for 20-22 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. , For glaze, in a heavy saucepan, combine the sugar, milk and butter. Bring to a boil over medium heat; boil for 1 minute. Remove from the heat. Add chips and vanilla; beat with a wooden spoon until smooth. Spread over warm bars. Cool on a wire rack before cutting.

SATINY CHOCOLATE GLAZE

Steps:

• In a double boiler over hot, but not boiling water, combine chocolate chips, butter, and corn syrup. Stir until chips are melted and mixture is smooth, then add vanilla.
• Spread warm glaze over top of cake, letting it drizzle down the sides.

CHOCOLATE CHIP CAKE BARS

Steps:

• Combine the first 5 ingredients.
• Beat on medium speed for 2 minutes.
• Stir in 1 cup of chocolate chips and 1/2 cup nuts.
• Spread in greased 9x13 pan.
• Bake at 375° for 20-25 minutes.
• Melt shortening with remaining chocolate chips.
• Drizzle over the top and cut into bars.

SALTED CARAMEL CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 9-inch square pan with cooking spray.
• In large bowl, mix Cookie Base ingredients with spoon until soft dough forms. Spread dough evenly in pan. Bake 22 to 26 minutes or until golden brown and toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 5 minutes on cooling rack.
• In 2-quart saucepan, heat caramels, milk and 3 tablespoons butter over medium heat 7 to 10 minutes, stirring frequently, until caramels are melted and mixture is smooth. Remove from heat. Stir in salt. Spread over warm cookie base.
• In small microwavable bowl, microwave chocolate chips uncovered on High 45 to 60 seconds or until chips can be stirred smooth. Drizzle over top of bar. Refrigerate about 2 hours or until set.
• Cut into 5 rows by 5 rows. Store covered in refrigerator.