~Cranberry Cakes~

Subject: ~~~~~Cranberry Cakes~~~~~ Sun Nov 09, 2008 11:02 pm

Cranberry Spice Cake

1 cup butter or margarine

1 1/2 cups sugar

4 eggs

3 cups sifted all-purpose flour

2 teaspoons baking soda

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon each cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves

1 cup milk

2 teaspoons vanilla

1/2 cup coarsely chopped fresh cranberries

1 1/2 cups chopped, peeled and cored apples

2 packages (5 3/4 ounces each) fluffy white frosting mix

1 cup boiling cranberry juice cocktail

In a large bowl cream butter until light and fluffy

Gradually beat in sugar

Beat in eggs one at a time

Sift flour, baking soda, salt and spices together

Alternately stir in milk and dry ingredients beginning and ending with the dry ingredients

Stir in vanilla, cranberries and apples

Spread batter evenly into two greased and floured 9 inch round layer cake pans

Bake in a preheated moderate oven 375 for 35 to 40 minutes. Or until cake shrinks in slightly from sides of pan and feels firm to the touch in the center

Cool layers on cake racks

Pour frosting mix into a bowl

Beat in cranberry juice and beat with an electric mixer until very thick and fluffy

Place one layer on a serving platter and spread with some of the frosting

Top with second layer

Spread sides and top with remaining frosting

Cut into wedges to serve

Makes one 9 inch layer cake.

Subject: Re: ~~~~~Cranberry Cakes~~~~~ Sun Nov 09, 2008 11:02 pm

Cranberry Sauce Cake

3 cups all purpose flour

1-1/2 cups sugar

1 can (16oz) whole berry cranberry sauce

1 cup mayonnaise

1/3 cup orange juice

1 tbsp grated orange peel

1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp salt

1 tsp orange extract

1 cup chopped walnuts

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1 cup confectioner’s sugar

1 to 2 tbsp orange juice

In a mixing bowl, combine flour, sugar, cranberry sauce, mayonnaise, orange juice and peel, baking soda, slat and orange extract, mix well Fold in walnuts

Cut waxed or parchment paper to fit the bottom of a 10 inch tube pan. Spray the pan and paper with nonstick cooking spray

Pour batter into paper lined pan

Bake at 350 for 60 to 70 minutes or until the cake tests done

Cool 10 minutes in pan before removing to a wire rack

Combine icing ingredients, drizzle over the warm cake

Yield 12 to 16 servings

Subject: Re: ~~~~~Cranberry Cakes~~~~~ Sun Nov 09, 2008 11:03 pm

Cranberry (Warm) Cake

1 tbsp butter or margarine, melted

1 tbsp cornstarch

1/2 cup orange juice

3 cups fresh cranberries

1-1/2 cups light brown sugar, firmly packed

1 tbsp grated orange peel

1-1/2 cups packaged biscuit mix

2/3 cup granulated sugar

1/4 cup shortening

1 egg

2/3 cup milk

1 tsp vanilla extract

Whipped Cream

Grated orange peel

Preheat oven to 350F

Put melted butter in bottom of 9x9x 1-3/4 inch baking pan

Combine cornstarch and 2 tsp water, stirring until smooth

Heat orange juice in medium saucepan, stir in cornstarch

Add Cranberries, brown sugar, 1 tbsp orange peel, bring to boil, stirring

Reduce heat, simmer, uncovered, about 7 minutes

Pour into buttered pan, set aside

Combine biscuit mix and granulated sugar in large bowl

Add shortening, blend in with back of wooden spoon

Add egg and 1/3 cup milk, beat hard 1 minute

Gradually beat in rest of milk combined with vanilla, then beat for 1/2 minute

Pour batter over cranberry mixture

Spreading evenly bake 40 minutes or until surface springs back when gently pressed with fingertip

Let cake stand in pan on wire rack, about 5 minutes then invert on platter

Serve warm, topped with whipped cream and grated orange peel, or with vanilla ice cream

Makes 12 servings

Note cake may be made ahead of time (early in the morning or day before) just before serving; reheat at 300F for 10 minutes

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