Showing posts with label cakes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cakes. Show all posts

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Cranberry Coffee Cake

I love cranberries! I used them in my wedding and had a bunch left over. I couldn't find anything using fresh cranberries only dried. I got the Simply in Season cookbook as a wedding gift and lo and behold...there was a fresh cranberry recipe in there!

Ingredients:

3 cups of cranberries, washed
1 1/3 cup of sugar, divided
1 cup of chopped walnuts (I didn't have any so I didn't use them, and it still turned out good)
3/4 cup of butter, softened
3 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/3 cup flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt

Directions
Preheat the oven to 350. Line a 9x13 baking dish with parchment paper. (I didn't line it, just sprayed it with Pam)

Combine the cranberries and 2/3 cup of sugar.



Pour into the baking dish, spread evenly.


Top with the 1 cup of walnuts.
Cream together the sugar and remaining 2/3 cup of sugar.
Add the eggs and vanilla, stirring well.
Combine in a separate bowl the flour, baking powder, and salt. Mix it into the creamed mixture.
Drop the batter by spoonfuls over the cranberries.











Bake about 40 minutes.

Allow to cool then carefully invert the cake. Slice and serve!









I didn't have a chance to take any pictures of it sliced and served since as soon as it cooled enough I slapped the lid on it and took it to the church potluck. We brought a couple slices home and it was good the next day as breakfast. I know that I'll be making this again!