Chocolate-Marmalade Crumb Cake Bars

Submitted by Redsie

"Made these this weekend! They are delicious! The mix of chocolate and marmalade... and the topping! Mmmm! And they are light (Cooking Light recipe). Can't ask for more!"

 

• Ready In: 50mins
• Ingredients: 15
• Yields: 1 Cake
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 1⁄8 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄4 cup chilled butter or 1/4 cup margarine, cut into small pieces
• 1 (1 1/2 ounce) english toffee-flavored candy bars, chopped (such as Skor)
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1⁄4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄2 cup plain fat-free yogurt
• 1 tablespoon nonfat milk
• 1 teaspoon grated orange rind
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 large egg whites
• cooking spray
• 1⁄4 cup orange marmalade

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°.
2. Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups, and level with a knife. Combine flour, sugar, and salt in a bowl; cut in butter with a pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse meal. Combine 1/3 cup flour mixture and candy bar for topping; set aside.
3. Stir baking powder and baking soda into remaining flour mixture in bowl; add yogurt, milk, rind, vanilla, and egg whites. Beat at medium speed of a mixer until blended.
4. Spoon batter into an 8-inch round cake pan coated with cooking spray. Drop marmalade by teaspoonfuls onto batter; swirl together using the tip of a knife. Sprinkle topping over batter.
5. Bake at 350° for 35 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan on a wire rack.

Reviews

[Kittencalrecipezazz]

These bars are reallly great! I used Skor bars and omitted the orange rind, also I increased the vanilla, the marmalade gives these bars so much flavor! thanks for sharing Reds!...Kitten:)

 

[ElaineAnn]

In place of the chopped toffee bar, I substituted 2 tablespoons of semisweet chocolate mini-chips. I love the combination of chocolate and orange, but I can't wait to experiment with other flavors (raspberry with chocolate, apricot or peach with cinnamon chips, black cherry or strawberry with white chocolate chips). I definitely will be using this recipe again. Made for 1st Annual Holiday Tag Game. Thanks for posting Redsie!

 

[Lori Mama]

Mmmmm very moist and not too sweet. Made for Pick A Chef '06.