Cake Batter Blondie Bars – chewy blondies filled with rainbow sprinkles, topped with buttercream frosting, and sprinkled with more sprinkles!
Whenever I take the kids to self-serve froyo, I always get the same 3 yogurts.
Cake batter, cheesecake, and red velvet cake.
I like cake.
I like anything that tastes like cake.
If Lay’s decides that the next weird chip flavor is cake batter, you better beat me to the store because I’m buying every bag.
(But I’m now on my fave froyo place’s FB page and it says they have pumpkin pie and brownie batter this month so my usual cup may be changing. Besides the point.)
So when Dessert Mash-Ups, a brand new baking book by Dorothy from Crazy for Crust, showed up at my door, I immediately went searching for anything labeled “cake batter”. Because I know that Dorothy loves a cake-flavored dessert as much as I do.
And I found these super cute and delicious Cake Batter Blondie Bars!
You guys, I love a good blondie. Like, I’d choose a really good blondie over a brownie most days.
And this is a really, really good blondie. The chewiness was just perfect. Plus sprinkles and frosting? So good. I definitely ate all the slightly-crunchy-but-not-really edges off these. Yep, a whole 9 x 13-inch pan worth of edges. #noshame
The trick for getting these blondies to taste like cake batter is to use butter extract (you can find it in the baking aisle with the rest of the extracts) which is crazy because how does something as simple as butter extract totally take it from regular blondie to CAKE blondie?
If you haven’t checked out Dessert Mash-Ups yet, you definitely need to. The book is absolutely gorgeous and I can’t wait to make even more recipes from it. If these Cake Batter Blondie Bars didn’t tempt you, how about Sugar Cookie Dough Cups? Or Almond Joy Dip? Or Snickers Cake Roll? Add this book to your Christmas list if it isn’t already there!
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Cake Batter Blondie Bars
from Dessert Mash-Ups
Ingredients
For the bars:
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 cups flour
- ½ cup sugar
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- ½ cup 1 stick unsalted butter, softened
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon butter extract
- ½ cup sprinkles
For the frosting:
- ½ cup 1 stick unsalted butter, softened
- 1 ½ cups powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon whole milk
- sprinkles, for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350F. Spray a 9x13-inch pan with cooking spray or line with foil and spray with cooking spray for easy cleanup.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the baking powder, salt, and flour. Set aside.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream together the sugar, brown sugar, and butter. Add the eggs, vanilla, and butter extract, and beat until combined. Add the dry ingredients and mix until combined. Stir in sprinkles.
- Press the dough into the prepared pan. (The dough will be sticky; spray your hands with cooking spray to keep it from sticking it you.) Bake for 22 to 24 minutes. They will be slightly golden, but still have the slightest jiggle in the center. They'll set as they cool. Cool completely before frosting.
To make the frosting:
- Using an electric hand mixer or a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the butter until smooth. Slowly add in the powdered sugar and mix until crumbly. Add the vanilla and milk and mix until smooth. Frost the bars. Top with sprinkles and cut into bars. Store covered at room temperature or in the refrigerator. Best eaten at room temperature within 5 days.
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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 20 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 247Total Fat: 11gSaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 43mgSodium: 90mgCarbohydrates: 35gFiber: 0gSugar: 24gProtein: 2g
Sandy @ Reluctant Entertainer says
Love these, and so proud of Dorothy and her new book! So many fun treats!
Chelsea @chelseasmessyapron says
I love Dorothy’s blog and so glad you made a recipe from her book! These look absolutely delicious! Cake batter just makes everything taste good! Also cake batter flavored potato chips – I would die of laughter if they really made them :)
Kristen says
What a great idea – I have seen so many fun recipes from Dorothy’s book around the web!
heather @french press says
I love everything cake batter – just not the actual cake, and these bar are one of my faves from Dorothy!
Sharana @ Living THe Sweet Life Blog says
These look gooood!! Yumm — I need to pick up that cookbook, it’s definitely on my wish list :)
Paula says
Girl, you have been rolling out the posts and I love it! I have wanted to make cake batter anything for a while and this sounds perfect!!
Jocelyn @BruCrew Life says
Yay! I was smiling so big when I read you liked blondies so much…they have been my favorites since high school when I started making them. How fun that you made Dorothy’s cake batter blondies. I have been eyeballing that recipe too.
Alice @ Hip Foodie Mom says
oh my gawd, I need Dorothy’s book. . like NOW!! love these cake batter blondie bars!!
Averie @ Averie Cooks says
I love seeing Dorothy’s book come to life like this! I still havent made anything from it…soon :) These look great and how can you say no to all those sprinkles, right!
Julie | This Gal Cooks says
Oh yum yum YUM! I keep seeing all of these crazy good looking recipes from Dorothy’s cookbook and I really need to break it open and make a few!
Amanda says
Love!
Jessica @ A Kitchen Addiction says
Dorothy comes up with so many great recipes! This one is no exception!
genevieve @ gratitude & greens says
These are so cute! And I definitely don’t blame you for liking cake ;)
Kelley @ Chef Savvy says
Yum! I love cake batter and I love blondies. This is the perfect combo. Plus I love all of the sprinkles so cute!