Marzipan Bars

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup rum or 1/4 cup brandy
• 1 cup dried cranberries
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 4 large eggs
• 1 tablespoon vanilla
• 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup ground almonds
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup sliced almonds
• 1 (200 g) package marzipan, diced
• 1 tablespoon icing sugar

Recipe

• 1 butter a 13x9 inch metal cake pan, line with parchment paper.
• 2 set aside.
• 3 in a small saucepan, bring rum to boil, stir in cranberries.
• 4 let cool.
• 5 meanwhile, in bowl, beat butter with sugar until fluffy.
• 6 beat in eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition, beat in vanilla and almond extract.
• 7 in separate bowl, whisk flour ground almonds, baking powder and salt, stir into butter mixture just until combined.
• 8 stir in sliced almonds, cranberry mixture and marzipan.
• 9 scrape into prepared pan.
• 10 bake in centre of 350° oven until golden and cake tester inserted in centre comes out clean, 45 minutes.
• 11 let cool completely in pan on rack.
• 12 dust with icing sugar.
• 13 cut into bars.
• 14 make ahead- layer between waxed paper in airtight container, store for up to 4 days or freeze for up to 1 month.