Cranberry Walnut Crumb Cakes Recipes

CRANBERRY CAKE WITH WALNUT CRUMB TOPPING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350. Stir together the dry cake ingredients in a medium bowl. Add all the other cake ingredients and mix well with a wooden spoon. Spread in a greased 8 x 8 inch baking dish.
• Drop small spoonfuls of the cranberry sauce on top of the cake batter. Gently swirl with a knife.
• Combine the ingredients for the walnut topping in a food processor. Process until the nuts are chopped and wet crumbs form. Sprinkle evenly over the cake.
• Bake for 45-60 minutes until the cake is firm to the touch, golden, and doesn't jiggle when lightly shaken.

CRANBERRY WALNUT CRUMB CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Liberally grease a 9" round sprinform pan with cooking spray. Place a 9" parchment round in the bottom of the pan, then grease the parchment. Set aside.
• For the cake batter: In the bowl of a stand mixer, cream together the butter and sugar until light, about 2 minutes. Add in the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add in the vanilla extract and sour cream; beat well. Lastly, add in the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt and mix until combined. Fold in the cranberries. Pour the batter into the prepared pan and set aside.
• To make the streusel/crumb: In a large bowl, toss together the crumb ingredients until moistened and large crumbs form. Liberally drop crumb mixture over the cake batter, covering it completely. There will seem like a LOT of crumb, but use all of it!
• Bake for approx. 60-75 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean or with moist, not wet, crumbs. Cool completely.
• Just before serving, whisk together the glaze ingredients until smooth. Drizzle over the cake, then release the cake from the pan and cut into slices.

CRANBERRY CRUMB CAKE

Steps:

• Prepare the cake: Heat the oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 9-by-13-inch baking pan and line with parchment paper, leaving a 2-inch overhang on two sides. Butter the parchment. In another medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda.
• In a large bowl, beat the granulated sugar, butter and orange zest with an electric mixer on medium until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add the eggs, one at a time, scraping down the bowl as necessary. Add in the vanilla. Beat in half of the dry ingredients at low speed, then the sour cream, and then the remaining dry ingredients, mixing just until no dry spots remain (do not overmix). Fold in 1 cup of the cranberries.
• Transfer the batter to the prepared pan and spread it out into an even layer using an offset spatula. Top with the remaining cranberries.
• Prepare the crumble: In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, brown sugar, cinnamon and salt. Add the butter and mix it in with a fork until evenly moistened.
• Sprinkle the crumble mixture evenly over the top, squeezing into various-size clumps. Bake the cake until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out with moist crumbs attached. If you are using fresh cranberries, start checking the cake around 45 minutes. If you are using frozen cranberries, this could take 55 to 60 minutes.
• Transfer the cake in the pan to a rack to cool completely (about 3 hours). Using the parchment overhang, carefully lift the cake and transfer to a cutting board to cut and serve.

WALNUT CRANBERRY POUND CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Combine the sour cream, syrup, orange zest and vanilla; add to creamed mixture and mix well. Combine flour and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture until blended. Fold in cranberries and walnuts., Transfer to a greased and floured 10-in. tube pan. Bake at 350° for 65-70 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. , Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely. Combine the confectioners' sugar, syrup and butter until smooth; add enough milk to achieve desired consistency. Drizzle over cake.

CRANBERRY CHEESECAKE WITH WALNUT CRUST

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• In a small bowl combine crumbs, walnuts and butter.
• In the bottom of a 9-inch spring-form pan firmly press crumb mixture.
• Bake until golden, 5 to 6 minutes; remove from oven; cool slightly.
• Spread with cranberry sauce; set aside.
• Reduce oven temperature to 300 degrees.
• In the large bowl of an electric mixer beat cream cheese, sugar and flour until smooth.
• Beat in eggs, sour cream and vanilla until well blended; spread evenly over cranberry sauce.
• Bake until a knife inserted 1-1/2-inches from the edge comes out clean, about 1 hour; turn off oven; leave cheesecake in oven with door ajar until top is firm to the touch, about 30 minutes.
• Cool on a wire rack, about 1 hour.
• Cover and refrigerate until cold, about 4 hours.
• Just before serving, remove cheesecake from pan to a serving plate.
• Garnish with sugared cranberries, kiwi slices and mint leaves, if desired.
• NOTE: To make sugared cranberries: In a small bowl place a small amount of white corn syrup.
• Add fresh cranberries, a few at a time, turning to coat; then place in a bowl of granulated sugar.
• Using a fork, remove cranberries from sugar and place on a plate until ready to use.

CRUMB-TOPPED CRANBERRY CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder and baking soda; cut in 3 ounces cream cheese until mixture resembles fine crumbs. , In another bowl, whisk 1 egg, milk and oil; stir into crumb mixture just until moistened. Spread batter into a greased and floured 9-in. springform pan; set aside., In a small bowl, beat remaining cream cheese until fluffy. Beat in vanilla and remaining egg; carefully spread over batter. Sprinkle with coconut. Dollop with cranberry sauce. In a small bowl, combine flour and sugar; cut in butter until crumbly. Sprinkle over the top. , Bake 50-55 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on a wire rack 15 minutes. Carefully run a knife around edge of pan to loosen. Remove sides of pan. Cool completely. Store in the refrigerator.

CRANBERRY WALNUT UPSIDE DOWN CAKE

Steps:

• Make topping:
• Melt butter in skillet over moderate heat, then swirl to coat bottom and side of skillet and stir in brown sugar. Simmer, stirring, until sugar is dissolved, 1 to 2 minutes, then sprinkle cranberries and walnuts evenly over butter mixture and remove from heat.
• Make cake:
• Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 350°F.
• Whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Beat together butter and sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer at high speed until light and fluffy, 4 to 6 minutes. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Reduce speed to low and add flour mixture alternately in batches with buttermilk, beginning and ending with flour mixture and mixing until just combined. (Do not overmix.)
• Bake cake:
• Heat topping in skillet over moderately high heat until it starts to bubble, then gently spoon batter over topping and spread evenly. Quickly transfer to oven; bake until cake is golden brown and a wooden skewer comes out clean, 25 to 30 minutes. Cool cake in pan on a rack 15 minutes. Run a thin knife around inside edge of pan, then invert a serving plate over pan and invert cake onto plate. Cool completely on plate on rack, 1 hour. Serve cake at room temperature.

CRANBERRY-WALNUT COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter and flour a fluted tube pan (such as Bundt®).
• Put cranberry sauce in a bowl and crush the berries with a fork or the back of a spoon. Remove half of the crushed berries to a small bowl and mix in 1/2 cup walnuts. Set both bowls aside.
• Combine sugar and butter in a large bowl; beat with an electric mixer until smooth and creamy. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a bowl. Add flour mixture in 2 batches to sugar-butter mixture, alternating with sour cream, beating batter briefly after each addition. Mix in 1 teaspoon almond extract and remaining 1/2 cup chopped walnuts.
• Spread 1/2 of the cake batter into the prepared pan. Layer with reserved cranberry sauce and top with remaining cake batter. Pour cranberry-walnut mixture over top.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 50 to 55 minutes. Cool on a wire rack for 5 minutes. Invert carefully onto a serving plate or cooling rack.
• Mix together powdered sugar, warm water, and almond extract for the glaze. Drizzle over cake.

CRANBERRY CRUMB CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400 degrees. Butter 9-inch square baking pan.
• Prepare topping: Process flour, brown sugar, butter, and nutmeg in food processor until thoroughly blended. Transfer to small bowl.
• Prepare cake: Put flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt in food processor and process until mixed. Add butter and pulse jut until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• Whisk buttermilk, eggs, and vanilla together in small bowl. Add to dry ingredients and process just until blended. Stir in cranberries by hand.
• Pour batter into buttered pan and sprinkle crumb topping evenly over top.
• Bake cake until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean, about 45 minutes. Cool completely on wire rack.

CRANBERRY WALNUT PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Combine corn syrup, brown sugar, eggs, butter, vanilla extract, and salt in a large bowl; beat thoroughly. Fold in cranberries and walnuts.
• Line a 9-inch pie plate with the prepared crust. Pour in cranberry and walnut mixture; smooth the top. Cover the rim of the crust with thin strips of aluminum foil to prevent burning.
• Bake in the preheated oven until center is set, 50 to 60 minutes. Let cool before serving, at least 30 minutes.