Cranberry Orange Cake

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This Cranberry Orange Cake is the ultimate holiday treat – light, moist, and bursting with fresh orange zest and tart cranberries. It’s festive, flavorful, and perfect for your Christmas table. Mostly adapted from Vanilla Garlic.

Prep Time30

Bake Time50

Total Time1 20

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Diet: Vegetarian

Servings: slices

Author: Nisha Kapur

Ingredients

3 eggs
2 cups sugar
3/4 cup unsalted butter slightly softened & cut into cubes
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp salt
2 tbsp whole milk
2 cups all-purpose white flour
2 1/2 cups fresh cranberries
1-2 tsp white flour to sprinkle over cranberries
zest of 1 orange

Instructions

Prep. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 8"x8" circular springform pan with butter.
Wet Ingredients. Using an electric mixer, beat the eggs and sugar on high for at least 5 to 7 minutes. This should turn into a pale yellow color. Add the butter and vanilla. Beat for 2 minutes. Add the milk, salt, and orange zest. Mix for 30 seconds.
Dry Ingredients. Next, add the flour. Mix until all the ingredients are well incorporated, but do not overmix. Add the fresh cranberries and sprinkle a teaspoon or two of flour to prevent the cranberries from sinking to the bottom. Fold, DO NOT MIX, fold the cranberries into the batter.
Bake. Pour the batter into a baking pan. Spread evenly. Place the baking pan Into the oven for 45 to 50 minutes, I baked mine for 50 minutes or until the center comes out clean using a toothpick. Enjoy with a hot cup of tea or coffee.

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