Food

Cranberry Cake

Fresh cranberries give this cranberry cake a bright, festive color. Serve it plain or topped with whipped cream.

By Yankee Magazine

Oct 31 2017

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Cranberry Cake

Photo Credit : Aimee Seavey

Cranberries give this cake a bright, festive color. Serve it plain or topped with whipped cream.

Yield:

Serves 6-8.

Ingredients

6 tablespoons melted butter
1 cup sugar
1-1/2 cups cranberries
1-1/2 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 egg, beaten
3/4 cup milk

Instructions

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Combine 3 tablespoons melted butter and 1/2 cup sugar; gently stir in cranberries. Spread mixture on bottom of 8-inch square baking pan. Sift together flour, baking powder, remaining 1/2 cup sugar, and salt; blend in egg. Mix together milk and remaining 3 tablespoons melted butter, and combine with flour mixture, stirring only enough to moisten flour. Pour over cranberry mixture in bottom of pan and bake 25 minutes.