Wedding cake bars are one of the easiest and most delicious desserts in my collection! Seven ingredients: white cake mix, eggs, oil, almond extract, powdered sugar, butter, and milk. You just mix the ingredients for the cake bars and spread them in the pan, bake, and top with a super-simple frosting when they are cool. They taste just like my favorite bakeries cakes!

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I am a lover of all things wedding cake flavored. It’s no secret that my favorite bakery is Federal Bake Shop in Hixson, Tennessee, and I try to replicate their almond-flavored confections in as many of the dessert recipes that I share here as possible. I already have wedding cake cookies and wedding cake bites…so why not wedding cake bars? They’re basically just cake mix cookies turned into bar cookies by baking them spread in a pan instead of scooping out individual cookies. Easy-peasy. Add a simple frosting flavored with almond extract and you’re in business!

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What You Need to Make Wedding Cake Bars

An 8×8 inch square baking pan
Non-stick cooking spray or butter to grease pan
A box of white cake mix (any brand)
2 large eggs
1/3 cup canola oil or vegetable oil
3 teaspoons almond extract
1 stick butter (softened)
3 cups powdered sugar
Enough milk to make the icing a spreadable consistency

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How to Make the Bars

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and butter an 8×8-inch square baking pan or spray the pan with non-stick cooking spray.
Place the contents of a box of white cake mix, 2 large eggs, 1/3 cup of canola or vegetable oil, and 1 teaspoon of almond extract in a large mixing bowl.
Stir the ingredients until well-combined.
Spread the ingredients in the greased pan. Bake for 20 minutes, until light golden. Cool completely.
Place 1 stick of softened unsalted butter (cut into pieces), 3 cups of powdered sugar, and 2 teaspoons of almond extract in a mixing bowl.
Use a hand or stand mixer to mix the frosting ingredients together. Add enough milk to get the frosting to a spreadable consistency (this could be as little as 1-2 teaspoons or as much as 2 tablespoons) and continue to mix until the frosting is completely smooth and spreadable.
Scoop the frosting onto the bars in the pan.
Spread the frosting onto the bars and cut the bars into pieces before serving.

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Ingredients

A box of white cake mix (any brand)
2 large eggs
1/3 cup canola oil or vegetable oil
3 teaspoons almond extract
1 stick unsalted butter (softened)
3 cups powdered sugar
Enough milk to make the icing a spreadable consistency (1 teaspoon to 2 tablespoons)

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and butter an 8x8-inch square baking pan or spray the pan with non-stick cooking spray.
Place the contents of a box of white cake mix, 2 large eggs, 1/3 cup of canola or vegetable oil, and 1 teaspoon of almond extract in a large mixing bowl. Stir the ingredients until well-combined.
Spread the ingredients in the greased pan. Bake for 20-25 minutes, until light golden. Cool completely on a wire rack.
Place 1 stick of softened unsalted butter (cut into pieces), 3 cups of powdered sugar, and 2 teaspoons of almond extract in a mixing bowl. Use a hand or stand mixer to mix the frosting ingredients together. Add enough milk to get the frosting to a spreadable consistency (this could be as little as 1-2 teaspoons or as much as 2 tablespoons) and continue to mix until the frosting is completely smooth and spreadable.
Scoop the frosting onto the bars in the pan and spread onto the bars. Cut the bars into pieces before serving. I like to let the frosted bars stand for a few minutes before cutting to allow the frosting to develop a "dry" texture on top.

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