Tart juicy raspberries provide a delightful contrast to sweet vanilla-infused cake. The blondies are slightly fudgy and have crunchy bits of caramelised chocolate which just add to the fun. They're perfect afternoon tea material and robust enough to transport to picnics and potlucks. They're ever so easy to make too.
Prep Time15 minutesmins
Cook Time30 minutesmins
Total Time45 minutesmins
Course: Afternoon Tea, Snack
Cuisine: American
Keyword: blondies, picnics, raspberries, traybake, white chocolate
100gvanillary white chocolatechopped (I use Green & Blacks)
125ggolden caster sugar(I use homemade vanilla sugar)
2large eggs(I use duck eggs when I can get them)
125gwholemeal spelt flour
150graspberrieswith 12 of the smallest put to one side
100gwhite chocolate chips
Instructions
Melt the butter in a large pan over a gentle heat.
125 g unsalted butter
Turn off the heat and add the white chocolate. Leave for a few minutes to melt, then stir until it's more or less combined.
100 g vanillary white chocolate
Stir in the sugar, then beat in the eggs until you have a smooth batter.
125 g golden caster sugar, 2 large eggs
Sieve the flour through a large mesh and discard the larger pieces of bran left in the sieve.
125 g wholemeal spelt flour
Gently stir in all but the reserved raspberries and 60g of the white chocolate chips.
Scrape the batter into a 20cm (8 inch) square silicone cake mould or lined tin.
Scatter the remaining 40g of white chocolate chips over the top and place the twelve raspberries onto the middle of what will become the finished blondie.
Bake for thirty minutes at 180℃ (160℃ fan, 350℉, Gas 4) until the blondies are risen, golden and firm to the touch with just a slight wobble underneath. If they need a further five minutes, put them back in the oven.
Allow to cool in the mould then cut into twelve pieces.
Notes
Can use frozen raspberries. Just stir them into the batter whilst still frozen.
Please note: calories and other nutritional information are per serving. They’re approximate and will depend on exact ingredients used.