Clone Of A Cranberry Bliss Bar - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    Frosting:
    3 cups confectioners' sugar
    1/2 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
    1 tablespoon lemon juice
    1 teaspoon vanilla extract
    Cake:
    1 cup packed dark brown sugar
    3/4 cup butter, softened
    3 eggs
    2 tablespoons minced candied ginger
    1 teaspoon vanilla extract
    1/2 teaspoon salt
    1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
    1/2 teaspoon baking powder
    3/4 cup chopped sweetened dried cranberries (such as Craisins(R))
    1 cup white chocolate chips
    Topping:
    1/4 cup chopped sweetened dried cranberries (such as Craisins(R))
    2 tablespoons minced candied ginger
    1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
    1 tablespoon heavy whipping cream
Preparation
    Beat 3 cups confectioners' sugar, cream cheese, lemon juice, and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract together in a large bowl using an electric mixer until frosting is smooth. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate while preparing cake.
    Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter a 9x13-inch baking pan.
    Beat brown sugar and butter together in a large bowl using an electric mixer until smooth; beat in eggs, 1 at a time, until smooth. Stir 2 tablespoons ginger, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, and salt into brown sugar-butter mixture until incorporated.
    Beat flour and baking powder into brown sugar-butter mixture until batter is smooth; fold in 3/4 cup dried cranberries and white chocolate chips. Pour batter into the prepared baking pan, spreading evenly.
    Bake in the preheated oven until cake is lightly browned and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 30 minutes. Cool cake completely, 4 hours to overnight. Remove frosting from refrigerator 1 hour before frosting the cake.
    Spread frosting evenly over cake; sprinkle with 1/4 cup dried cranberries and 2 tablespoons ginger.
    Whisk 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar and cream together in a bowl until smooth; drizzle over frosted cake. Cover cake with plastic wrap and refrigerate until chilled, about 2 hours.
    Cut cake in half lengthwise and each half into 8 equal rectangles. Cut each rectangle in half diagonally, creating 16 triangle-shaped bars.

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