Homemade Fresh Cranberry Christmas Cake

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  • Prep Time

    15 mins

  • Cook Time

    15 mins

  • Total Time

    40 mins

  • Servings

    12

  • Calories

    207 kcal

  • Course

    Dessert, Cake

  • Cuisine

    American

Homemade Fresh Cranberry Christmas Cake

Homemade Fresh Cranberry Christmas Cake is an easy homemade moist white cake with orange zest that is made from scratch with fresh cranberries. This cake is perfect for a Christmas or holiday party.

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Ingredients

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  • 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons cake flour plus more for dusting the pans
  • 1/2 cup whole milk at room temperature
  • 3 large egg whites at room temperature
  • 2 teaspoons orange juice
  • 1-1/2 cups granulated sugar plus 2 tablespoons to coat cranberries
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 6 tablespoons unsalted butter 3/4th stick, softened but still cool
  • 1 tablespoon orange zest
  • 6 ounces or 1-1/4 cups or 1/2 of a 12 ounce bag fresh cranberries
  • 2 tablespoons flour
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Instructions

  1. Set oven rack in middle position.
  2. Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a 9-inch round cake pans with nonstick cooking spray; or line the bottom with parchment or waxed paper. Spray the paper, or you can dust the pan with flour, and invert pan and rap sharply to remove excess flour.
  3. Pour milk, egg whites, and orange juice into 2-cup glass measure, and mix with fork until blended.
  4. Mix cake flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in bowl of electric mixer at slow speed. Add butter; continue beating at slow speed until mixture resembles moist crumbs, with no powdery streaks remaining.
  5. Add all but 1/2 cup of milk mixture to crumbs and beat at medium speed (or high speed if using handheld mixer) for 1 1/2 minutes. Add remaining 1/2 cup of milk mixture and beat 30 seconds more. Stop mixer and scrape sides of bowl. Return mixer to medium (or high) speed and beat 20 seconds longer.
  6. Toss the cranberries with 2 tablespoons flour. To reduce tartness, also add a tablespoon of sugar to the cranberries and toss until the cranberries are coated with both flour and sugar. Add cranberries to batter.
  7. Pour batter in the prepared 9" pan; using rubber spatula, spread batter to pan wall and smooth top. Arrange pans at least 3 inches from the oven walls and 3 inches apart. (If oven is small, place pans on separate racks in staggered fashion to allow for air circulation.) Bake until thin skewer or toothpick inserted
  8. in the center comes out clean, 23 to 25 minutes.
  9. Let cakes rest in pans for 3 minutes. Loosen from sides of pans with a knife, if necessary, and invert onto wire racks. Invert onto additional wire racks. Let cool completely,

Nutrition Information

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Calories 207kcal (10%) Carbohydrates 36g (12%) Protein 3g (6%) Fat 6g (9%) Saturated Fat 4g (20%) Cholesterol 16mg (5%) Sodium 116mg (5%) Potassium 115mg (3%) Fiber 1g (4%) Sugar 26g (52%) Vitamin A 200IU (4%) Vitamin C 3mg (3%) Calcium 45mg (5%) Iron 1mg (6%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 12Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 207 kcal

% Daily Value*

Calories 207kcal 10%
Carbohydrates 36g 12%
Protein 3g 6%
Fat 6g 9%
Saturated Fat 4g 20%
Cholesterol 16mg 5%
Sodium 116mg 5%
Potassium 115mg 2%
Fiber 1g 4%
Sugar 26g 52%
Vitamin A 200IU 4%
Vitamin C 3mg 3%
Calcium 45mg 5%
Iron 1mg 6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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