Cranberry Orange Butter Cake Recipes

CRANBERRY ORANGE BUTTER CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease and flour a 12 c.
• Bundt pan.
• In a large bowl combine all cake ingredients at low speed until moistened, then beat 2 minutes at high speed.
• Pour into prepared pan.
• Bake for 35-40 minutes.
• In a small saucepan, heat all glaze ingredients until well combined.
• While still in pan, using a long tined fork, prick cake at half inch intervals; pour half of glaze over cake.
• Let stand 10 minutes; invert cake onto serving plate.
• Prick this half of cake at half inch intervals; then spoon remaining glaze over cake.
• Cool cake and serve with either ice cream or whipped cream.

CRANBERRY ORANGE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350F and lightly spray a 9x9 inch baking pan. I like to line mine with a 2 sheets of parchment paper with long ends, so I can lift it out later for easy slicing.
• First make the orange sugar. Put the sugar and orange zest in a food processor and process until the zest is completely incorporated. The sugar will be pale orange and moist.
• Cream the orange sugar and butter together until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Scrape down the sides of the bowl as necessary. I use my stand mixer, but you can use electric beaters if you like.
• Beat in the egg and vanilla, followed by the baking powder and salt, and keep scraping that bowl.
• Lower your mixer speed and blend in 1/2 the flour, just until it's almost all blended, then add the buttermilk, and finally the rest of the flour. Just blend until the flour is incorporated, and then stop.
• Gently fold in the cranberries, making sure to get them evenly distributed.
• Spread the batter (it will be quite thick) evenly into your pan.
• Sprinkle the sparkling sugar over the surface of the cake and then bake for about 40-45 minutes, or until risen, golden, and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out without wet batter on it. Try not to over bake the cake, and check on the early side, especially if your oven runs hot.
• Let cool for 15-20 minutes in the pan, then, if you used parchment, you can remove the cake to cool completely, or slice while still slightly warm.
• Store the leftover cake in the pan on the counter covered with foil.

ORANGE-CRANBERRY GLAZED CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a Bundt pan or ring mold with a little of the butter and flour.
• Sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
• Using a stand mixer, beat together butter and sugar until well blended. Add the 3 whole eggs, the yolk and half the egg white. (Reserve the rest of the white for the glaze.)
• Zest the oranges, then juice them, adding both the zest and 3/4 cup/177 milliliters juice to the batter and mix to incorporate. (Reserve remaining juice for the glaze.)
• Add flour mixture to the mixer and beat until well combined. Stir in 1 cup/128 grams dried cranberries. Pour batter into the cake pan, shaking the pan so the batter firmly settles and there are no air bubbles. Bake for 45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
• While the cake is baking, prepare the glaze: Mix the remaining half an egg white with lemon juice and 1/4 cup/59 milliliters orange juice. Gradually beat in 3 cups/340 grams confectioners' sugar, mixing until all the lumps have disappeared and the glaze is thick and smooth, adding more sugar if needed.
• Let cake cool in the pan for 15 minutes. Insert a knife between the cake and the pan to loosen it, put a rack on top of the pan, and flip the cake onto the rack. Set the rack on top of a plate, then spoon on the glaze when the cake is still warm, scooping up any glaze that drips onto the plate and using it to reglaze the cake. Transfer to a serving plate and decorate with remaining cranberries before the glaze sets.

GRANDMA'S CRANBERRY ORANGE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10 inch tube pan. Sift together the flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt; set aside.
• In a large bowl, mix together 1 cup of white sugar, 1/3 cup of orange juice, eggs, buttermilk, cranberry liqueur, and vegetable oil using an electric mixer. Add the dry ingredients and mix just until moistened. Fold in the chopped dates, cranberries and orange zest. Pour the batter into the prepared pan and spread evenly.
• Bake for 1 hour in the preheated oven, or until a knife inserted into the crown of the cake comes out clean. Let the cake cool in the pan set over a wire rack for 15 to 20 minutes.
• Remove the cake from the pan and place on a serving plate. In a small saucepan, stir together 1 cup of orange juice and 3/4 cup of white sugar. Bring to a boil, stirring until the sugar has dissolved. Use a turkey baster or large spoon to drizzle the sauce over the cake. Poke the cake with a fork or skewer to help it absorb all of the sauce, or until the cake is thoroughly moistened.

CRANBERRY ORANGE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 10-inch fluted tube pan (such as Bundt®) with baking spray.
• Combine flour, sugar, oil, eggs, orange juice, baking powder, vanilla extract, and salt in a bowl using an electric mixer until thoroughly incorporated. Stir in cranberries and orange zest. Pour into the prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 1 hour.
• Remove from the oven and turn cake out onto a cooling rack; let cool for 1 hour.

CRANBERRY CAKE WITH ORANGE SAUCE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat the butter and sugar until crumbly, about 2 minutes. Add the vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; add to butter mixture alternately with milk. Fold in cranberries., Transfer to a 11x7-in. baking dish coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until top springs back when lightly touched. Cool on a wire rack., For sauce, combine the sugar, cornstarch and salt in a saucepan. Gradually add water. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Add the orange juice, butter, orange zest and extract; mix well. Serve warm sauce over cake.

CRANBERRY-ORANGE SNACK CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Coat a 13x9-in. baking pan with cooking spray., In a large bowl, beat brown sugar, melted butter, egg substitute, applesauce, 1 teaspoon orange zest and vanilla until well blended. In another bowl, whisk flour, baking powder and salt; gradually beat into brown sugar mixture. Stir in cranberries and baking chips., Transfer batter to prepared pan. Bake 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely on a wire rack., In a small bowl, beat cream cheese and confectioners' sugar until blended. Beat in remaining orange zest. Spread over cake. Sprinkle with pecans. Refrigerate leftovers.

CRANBERRY-ORANGE POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325°F. Grease and flour 12-cup fluted tube cake pan, or spray with baking spray with flour.
• In large bowl, beat cake mix, pudding mix, water, softened butter, orange peel and eggs with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds, scraping bowl constantly, then on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Fold in cranberries. Spread in pan.
• Bake 57 to 65 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 15 minutes; remove from pan. Cool completely, about 1 hour. Sprinkle with powdered sugar.
• In 1-quart saucepan, cook sauce ingredients over medium heat about 4 minutes, stirring constantly, until thickened and bubbly. Serve warm or cool sauce with cake. Store cake loosely covered at room temperature and sauce covered in refrigerator.

CRANBERRY ORANGE POUND CAKE WITH BUTTER RUM SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees.
• Generously grease and lightly flour 12 cup fluted tube pan.
• In large bowl, beat 2 3/4 cups sugar and 1 1/2 cups butter until light and fluffy.
• Add vanilla and orange peel.
• Add eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition.
• In medium bowl, combine 3 cups flour, baking powder and salt.
• Add alternately with sour cream, beating well after each addition.
• Gently stir in cranberries.
• Pour batter into greased and floured pan.
• Bake at 350 degree for 65 to 75 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Cool 15 minutes.
• Remove from pan.
• Meanwhile, in small saucepan combine 1 cup sugar and 1 Tbsp flour.
• Stir in half-and-half and 1/2 cup butter.
• Cook over medium heat until thickened and bubbly, stirring constantly.
• Remove from heat; stir in rum.
• Serve warm sauce over cake.