Cranberry Bliss Bars

Alexandria has had a serious craving for Starbuck's Cranberry Bliss Bars here of late...driving to several different Starbuck's to get one since everyone within a 100 mile radius is usually sold out :) Soooooo, being the great mom that I am (hehehehe) I decided to find a recipe for these little treats that usually cost $2.45 and can be devoured in three bites. I went to the TOP SECRET RECIPE website and found a recipe for these tasty bars. Here is the recipe and my sincere attempt to make my child happy :)lol

CRANBERRY BLISS BARS
Cake -
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 1/4 cups light brown sugar, packed
• 3 eggs
• 2 tablespoons crystallized ginger, minced
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 3/4 cup dried cranberries, diced
• 4 ounces white chocolate, cut into chunks (I like Ghirardelli)you could substitute white chips
Frosting -
• 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 3 cups powdered sugar
• 4 teaspoons lemon juice
• 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Sprinkle -
• 1/4 cup dried cranberries, diced
Drizzle -
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 1 tablespoon milk
• 2 teaspoons vegetable shortening
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Make cake by beating butter and brown sugar with an electric mixer until smooth. Add eggs, vanilla, ginger, and salt and beat well. Gradually mix in flour until smooth. Mix 3/4 cup diced dried cranberries and white chocolate into the batter by hand. Pour batter into a well-greased 9x13-inch baking pan and spread evenly across the pan. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until cake is light brown on top. Allow cake to cool.
3. Make frosting by combining softened cream cheese, 3 cups powdered sugar, lemon juice and vanilla extract in a medium bowl with an electric mixer until smooth. When the cake has cooled (at least an hour), spread frosting over the top of cake.
4. Sprinkle 1/4 cup of diced cranberries over the frosting on the cake.
5. Whisk together 1/2 cup powdered sugar, 1 tablespoon milk, and shortening. Drizzle icing over cranberries in a sweeping motion or use a pastry bag with a fine tip. Or you could even put the icing in a zip topped bag trim a corner off the bottom and use it as you would the pastry bag.
6. Cover the cake and let it chill for at least two hours, then slice the cake lengthwise (the long way) through the middle. Slice the cake across the width three times making a total of eight rectangular slices. Slice each of those rectangles diagonally creating 16 triangular slices.