After a few rough years, I have to say 2016 was a good year for me, and I owe my happiness to my cousin and best friend, Ajay.
This past year didn’t exactly start on a positive note, but it wasn’t completely negative either, I was just going through the motions.
It’s not until my cousin had a talk with me, got through to me, and made me remove all negativity from my life, including people, especially people. 
And so I did whatever he asked of me because I barely trusted myself to make good decisions. 
Now was the time to do ME. I started to focus on all the positive things that surrounded me… my family and friends, my health, my life, just simple things that I so often took for granted.
I started to cook again, and bake too. I started to blog again. I started to do things for myself, things that I once enjoyed, and doing those things didn’t seem as mechanical to me anymore. I started to feel at peace with myself and life.
And when you start feeling like yourself again, something amazing happens when you least expect it, another door opens. 🙂
On that note, I wish you all a very Happy New Year with this Cranberry Almond Coffee Cake. I hope you have a safe night spending time with friends/family. Here’s to 2017 bringing us health, love, happiness and peace on earth! I’m hopeful.
Cranberry Almond Coffee Cake
Ingredients
- <b>for the cake</b>
- All Purpose White Flour - 1 1/2 cups
- Baking Powder - 1 1/2 tsp
- Salt - 1/4 tsp
- Unsalted Butter - 1/2 cup 1 stick
- Sugar - 1 cup
- Organic Eggs - 2
- Pure Vanilla Extract - 1 1/2 tsp
- Buttermilk - 1/2 cup
- Organic Fresh Cranberries - 1 1/2 cups or 6 ounces sliced in half
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- <b>for the crumb topping</b>
- Slivered Almonds - 1/3 cup
- Light Brown Sugar - 2 tbsp
- Unsalted Butter - 2 tbsp softened
- All Purpose White Flour - 1/4 cup
- Ground Cinnamon - 1/2 tsp
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Grease a round 9" baking tray with butter and flour. Throw away the excess flour.
- In a large bowl, combine the dry ingredients for the cake... flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
- In another bowl, combine the butter and sugar. Beat for about 5 minutes using an electric mixer until the mixture is light and fluffy.
- Add the eggs and vanilla. Beat for a few more minutes until light and creamy in texture.
- Now add the half the dry ingredients. Add the buttermilk. And then add the remaining dry ingredients. DO NOT OVER MIX!
- Here is your batter.
- Add the chopped cranberries and using a spatula, fold into the batter.
- Spread the cake batter into the greased 9" tray.
- Now make the crumb topping by combining all the ingredients into a bowl. Stir well.
- Add the crumb topping over the cranberry cake.
- Into the oven for 40 minutes, you may start checking the cake at the 35 minute mark.
- Serve warm or cold.
Notes
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Any New Years Eve plans? What’s your New Years Eve resolution?
im so happy to hear that 2016 was a wonderful year about you..and i hope 2017 is even better. im spending time with my family..
Thanks Dixya. Happy New Year! I spent time with my mom and sister, it was very low-key, but I loved it. 🙂
OMG This cake looks amazing and know 2017 will be your year!
Thanks Kamana! I think I believe you, it just might be. 🙂
Hope you had an amazing new years in Thailand or Singapore – I don’t exactly recall where you were spending NYE. 🙂
Happy new year, Nisha! Wishing you an even better year ahead…and of course delicious ;)!
Happy New Year, Khushboo! Thank you so much. I wish you the best too, hopefully you’ll visit NYC in 2017. 🙂
This looks great. 2016 was kinda meh for us — hoping 2017 is better. Speaking of which, Happy New Year!
Awww yeah, it’s rough. I’ve had my fair share. I hope 2017 is better for you. Happy New Year, John! 🙂
I could consume almonds every day! Can’t wait to try this recipe! I seem pretty delicious!
Yes, it’s delicious, but definitely one for a special occasion or a good afternoon tea cake. Thanks for stopping by.
So happy for you! It sucks when you cant remove those negative people from your life. I really wish, I could do that. I know I am such a loser. Continue to blog often. You know I am a lazy cook yet I tried some of your most time consuming recipes and they are a big hit here among my friends. I am not revealing my source to them. Haha. I know. Such a baddie.
Take care Nisha. Hope 2017 be an amazing year for you.
Munzi
Hi Munzi.. Thanks for your kind words. It is hard to remove negative people from your life, and I always have a hard time letting go in general. I’m so glad my recipes have been a hit, that always makes me so happy to hear. I will continue to blog often, I try, gets difficult with work and life you know. Happy New Year and wish you a great 2017 as well.