Today is the Toddster's Birthday. He requested a fruitcake for his birthday. That is his favourite of all cakes. He's just an old fashioned guy with old fashioned tastes. No chocolate fudge cakes for him . . . no Victoria sponges . . . no raspberry celebration cakes. Just a plain old fruit cake and he's a happy camper.
This is the second dessert I made the other day when I had the Sister Missionaries over and let me tell you . . . I got plenty of oohs and ahhs over these too. Blackberry Pie Squares. Scrumdiddlyumptious!
Picture this . . . a buttery shortbread cookie type of base . . . topped with fresh blackberries . . . topped with a rich sour cream filling . . . and a final topping of the shortbread mixture, crumbled this time . . .
baked until the whole thing melds together in a fabulously moreish bake . . . crisp on the bottom, rich and fruity in the centre, short and crumbly on top . . .
I'll just have a smidgen you tell yourself . . . just a tiny little square . . . and then . . .
You cut yourself another little square . . . and then just a tiny sliver . . . and then you sneak down the stairs at two in the morning and you cut yourself a tiny bit more . . . because . . .
YOU JUST CAN'T LEAVE IT ALONE! It's that good. Yessum! And you are asking yourself . . . who ate all that cake?
*Blackberry Pie Bars*
Makes 16 (2-inch square) barspinch salt
Put the flour, sugar, and salt for the base into a food processor. Blitz for about 30 seconds to combine ingredients. Add the cubed butter an pulse until you have a crumbly mixture with bits the size of small peas. Remove 115g (3/4 cup) of it and set it aside for later. Pour the rest into the prepared baking dish and press into the pan firmly. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes or until the edges just begin to turn brown. Cool completely.
Serve with or without lashings of cream or clotted cream!
Nice bars Marie! Look yumm!
ReplyDeleteI love blackberries!
And happy birthday to Todd!
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Thanks Gloria! They are really nice bars for sure. I'll give Todd your Happy Birthday wishes!! xxoo
ReplyDeleteWell, I know what I shall be doing next Friday to see us through for the weekend!
ReplyDeleteHonestly, I'd bake it right now but have to temper myself as we have Chocolate torte, Carrot Cake with adivine white chocolate cream cheese frosting AND blackberry and apple pie in the fridge. So I think I need to hold back right now! (yes, I got a little carried away with the baking)There is only 2 of us! But breakfast is delicious these days!
I am just about to bake..and would do these had I blackberries.
ReplyDeleteI love all your recipes of this genre..ok and of many other genres:)
Happy Birthday Todd..
Both of you enjoy the day!
Hi Marie, I've just found your blog and loving your honest approach to it all. These remind me of the raspberry and almond slices you get in Costa. I've made a version, but I love your crumble topping.
ReplyDeleteThink I'll make a batch next week.
Dave.
Oh my Shen! It all sounds very loverly!! Especially the carrot cake with the white chocolate cream cheese icing! Scrumptious! I am drooling here. Seriously though when you bake these squares be warned. You really won't be able to leave them alone!
ReplyDeleteOhh, MOnique, you will have to bake then when you DO have some blackberries! Jacques and the girls and boys for that matter will love them. It's a good thing you have them all to help you or you'd eat the whole thing yourself and if you are like me that wouldn't be a good thing! haha
David, thank you so much for your lovely comment. I do so hope that you like then when you bake them. Oh what am I saying? Of course you will! It's impossible not to like these!
This looks wonderful, the blackberries are growing very well this year and now I know just want to make with them. My family will love me for this, thanks!!!
ReplyDeleteIf your family don't love you for this Cheri, there is something wrong with them! lol These are fabulous!!!
ReplyDeleteQuick question!
ReplyDeleteSeeing as how these seem so deliciously moreish and seeing how I am *supposed* to be trying to lose some weight. I am thinking of sending these in with OH to work, so I don't sit there and eat them all.
Do you think they'd be ok out of the fridge for a while stored in an airtight container? Or perhaps if I froze them overnight so by the time he got to work they'll still be cold.
They should be perfectly fine Shen for about 2 days at room temperature. Otherwise, yes, do refrigerate them. I have never frozen them so can't advise on that! Maybe freeze one and see what happens when you thaw it out? xxoo
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