Tuesdays with Dorie DAC: Beggars’ Bars

Beggar’s Bars are mendiants, little candies made of chocolate disks topped with dried fruit and nuts, in cake form. Any chocolate and ginger lover will certainly beg for a piece of this gooey cake. The batter comes together like a brownie, with raisins and candied ginger stirred into it. After it’s baked, on goes a layer of melty chocolate and lots more candied ginger, dried figs and nuts. Dorie says these are “maximalist” with all their toppings; they are also intensely chocolatey, so much so that the fruit and nuts kind of take a back seat to it. They have great texture and the ginger comes through a bit more as the bars age, I think. If you don’t have the book Dorie’s Anytime Cakes by Dorie Greenspan, get it and join us as we bake through it every month. Don’t forget to check out the rest of the TWD Blogroll and all the other participation deets over on Tuesdays with Dorie!

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