Directions

• Step 1 Here is how I put this recipe together.
• Step 2 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. and prepare an 8 inch by 8 inch pan by coating it with cooking spray and lining it with parchment paper. To make it easier to remove your cake from the pan once it is baked, cut the parchment larger than the pan and leave two ends of the paper hanging over the side of the pan to use as handles.
• Step 3 Put 8 ounces of the white chocolate in a glass bowl along with the butter and melt it over a pan of simmering water stirring occasionally. Take the bowl off the heat and stir in the sugar and the salt.
• Step 4 Whisk the eggs into the chocolate mixture–one egg at a time. In a separate bowl, combine the vanilla with the vanilla bean paste using a whisk. After the vanillas are combined, fold in the flour and the remaining two ounces of white chocolate. Scoop this batter into your prepared pan and smooth the top.
• Step 5 Spoon the jam onto the top of the batter in about five portions. Swirl the jam into the batter using a thin tool like a knife until you have a decorative pattern.
• Step 6 Bake the bars for about 25-30 minutes. When the cake is done, a toothpick inserted in the middle of the cake should come out clean. Remove the cake from the oven and let it cool on a wire rack. When the cake is cool, lift it out of the baking pan and cut it into bars.