Chocolate Viennese Bars

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• 18 ounces fudge marble cake mix
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 egg
• 1 cup dried apricot, chopped
• 2/3 cup water
• 1/3 cup milk
• 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
• 1 egg
• 1/4 cup semisweet chocolate morsel
• 2 tablespoons butter

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 spray a 13 x 9 pan with cooking spray or grease it.
• 3 in a large bowl combine cake mix,(reserve chocolate pouch), egg and softened butter at low speed until crumbly.
• 4 reserve 1 cup for filling.
• 5 do not wash bowl.
• 6 press remaining mixture in prepared pan.
• 7 bake for 10 minutes.
• 8 cool for 5 minutes.
• 9 in a small saucepan combine water and apricots.
• 10 cook for 5 minutes until apricots are soft and most of the water is absorbed.
• 11 spread over base.
• 12 in the same large bowl combine chocolate pouch, reserved cake mix crumb mixture, milk, almond extract, and egg on low speed until moistened.
• 13 beat for 2 minutes on high.
• 14 pour evenly over apricot layer.
• 15 return pan to oven for 20-25 minutes or until top springs back when touched lightly in center.
• 16 cool completely.
• 17 in small saucepan, combine semi sweet morsels and butter.
• 18 cook over low heat until chocolate melts completely, stir constantly.
• 19 drizzle over bars.
• 20 chill until chocolate is set.