Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
     1/2           cup  unsalted butter -- softened
  1                cup  packed brown sugar
  2                     eggs
     2/3           cup  sour cream
  1 1/2      teaspoons  vanilla
  2 1/4           cups  all-purpose flour
  1           teaspoon  baking powder
     1/2      teaspoon  baking soda
     1/2      teaspoon  salt
  6             ounces  white chocolate -- coarse chop
  1                cup  dried cherries -- or cranberries
  1                cup  pecans -- chopped
                        ***TOPPING***
  2             ounces  white chocolate -- coarse chop

Preparation:

In bowl, beat butter with sugar; beat in eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in sour cream and vanilla. combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; gradually stir into butter mixture. Gently stir in white chocolate, cherries and pecans. Scrape batter into greased 13x9-inch cake pan; Bake in 350F 180C oven for about 20 minutes or until golden and cake tested inserted into centre still has moist crumbs clinging to it. Let cool completely on rack. Topping: In top of double boiler over hot (not boiling) water, melt chocolate; drizzle over cooled cake. Cut into bars.

Nutritional Information:

153 Calories (kcal); 8g Total Fat; (45% calories from fat); 2g Protein; 20g Carbohydrate; 19mg Cholesterol; 70mg Sodium