Christmas Cranberry Cake with Butter Sauce
A delicious and easy to make Christmas Cranberry Cake for a holiday treat.
Yield: 9 servings
Calories: 538cal
Materials
- 3 Tbsp. butter unsalted - softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup evaporated milk
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 3 tsp. baking powder
- 1 tsp. salt
- 2 cups fresh or frozen cranberries
Butter Cream Sauce:
- ½ cup unsalted butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1 t vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees
- In a large bowl, cream the butter, and sugar together
- Add the milk, and mix in
- In a separate bowl, mix the flour, baking powder, and salt
- Gradually add the flour mixture to the sugar mixture
- Stir in the cranberries
- Pour the batter into a greased 9x9" pan, and bake for about 40-45 minutes - or, until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean
- Cool
- While that is cooling, grab a saucepan for the butter cream
- Melt the butter over medium/high heat
- Stir in the sugar, and cream - bring to a boil, and stir often for about 10 minutes
- Remove from heat, and stir in the vanilla extract
- Pour over cake, and let cool
Notes
Nutrition facts are only an estimate
Nutrition
Calories: 538cal | Carbohydrates: 72g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 26g | Saturated Fat: 16g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 76mg | Sodium: 458mg | Potassium: 164mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 49g | Vitamin A: 907IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 198mg | Iron: 2mg