Berry Bars

Directions

Cake:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Butter an 8-inch square pan. Line with parchment paper, leaving a 2-inch overhang on two sides.  Butter and flour parchment and pan, tapping out excess flour.

Make cake layer: In a medium bowl, whisk ¾ cup flour, baking powder, and salt.  In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat butter and confectioners’ sugar until light and fluffy: beat in eggs, one at a time.  With mixer on low, beat in vanilla, then flour mixture.  Spread batter in prepared pan.

Fruit:

Make fruit layer: In a medium bowl, combine fruit, brown sugar, and ¼ cup flour.  Sprinkle cake layer with fruit.

Streusel:

Make streusel layer: Whisk together butter, brown sugar, and salt.  Add flour and mix with a fork.  Refrigerate until mixture crumbles with a fork and is ready to use.  Sprinkle fruit layer with streusel.

Bake cake until golden and a toothpick inserted in center comes out with moist crumbs attached, 40-45 minutes.  Let cool completely in pan. Using paper overhang, lift cake from pan.  Cut into 16 bars.