Cranberry Cake With Butter Sauce

Name: Cranberry Cake With Butter Sauce
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 15
Ingredients: 2 eggs beaten; 1 cup granulated white sugar; 1 cup sour cream; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 1 3/4 cup flour; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1/4 teaspoon baking soda; pinch of salt; 2 cups dry whole cranberries (can use frozen if fresh cranberries aren't available); Butter Sauce:; 1 1/2 cup granulated white sugar; 1 cup half and half; 2 Tablespoons butter; 1 teaspoon vanilla

by Lora Bloomquist

15 pieces

40 min

This moist, cranberry cake with butter sauce is the perfect make ahead holiday dessert!

Cranberry Cake

Cranberries are such a classic flavor to cook and bake with during the holidays. Their tart bite is the perfect pairing for a sweet dessert. This moist, delicious cake recipe came from my mom. I remember her making this easy make-ahead dessert during the holidays. Top with whipping cream or ice cream; the perfect pairing to the tart cranberries. Add this Cranberry Cake with Butter Sauce recipe to your holiday fare!

Cranberry Cake

Cranberry Cake with Butter Sauce

If you love the combination of tart and sweet, this cake is for you! The sweet butter sauce is the perfect pairing to the tart cranberries. Serve with extra sauce so guests can smother their piece if they like. Top off with real whipped cream or ice cream.

Cranberry Cake

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Cranberry Cake

Cranberry Cake With Butter Sauce

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Recipe details

Yield 15 pieces
Time spent: Prep time: 10 Minutes Cook time: 30 Minutes Total time: 40 min

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Ingredients

2 eggs beaten
1 cup granulated white sugar
1 cup sour cream
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 3/4 cup flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
pinch of salt
2 cups dry whole cranberries (can use frozen if fresh cranberries aren't available)
Butter Sauce:
1 1/2 cup granulated white sugar
1 cup half and half
2 Tablespoons butter
1 teaspoon vanilla

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Grease 9 x 13 pan.
Mix together eggs, sugar, sour cream and vanilla.
Sift together flour, baking powder, soda and salt.
Add dry ingredients to wet.
Fold in cranberries.
Pour into greased pan.
Bake 30-35 minutes until golden brown on top.
Make butter sauce while cake is baking.
Melt butter in saucepan on medium-low. Add sugar, half and half, and vanilla. Heat and stir until boiling for 1 minute. Let cool to warm before serving over cake.
Serve with real whipped cream or ice cream.

Comments

Dingo635 on Oct 26, 2022

I have been looking for this recipe forever! When I was in college I babysat for a woman who made this cake. I loved it. This one tastes exactly like I remember!

4 Reply
- Lora Bloomquist on Dec 01, 2022
  
  So glad to send it your way! It is yummy:)
  
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Nandini on Nov 28, 2022

how much of the sauce would you pour over the cake, if not is the sauce only served on the side

5 Reply
- Lora Bloomquist on Dec 01, 2022
  
  It's all personal taste! I love it and love when it soaks into the cake thoroughly;)
  
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