Cranberry Christmas Cake
Serve this cake for a special holiday occasion or have a slice with your coffee in the morning. It is beautiful and it has just the right amount of tartness.
Ingredients:
2 cups granulated sugar
3 large eggs, room temperature
3/4 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
1 teaspoon pure almond extract
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 (12 ounce) bag fresh cranberries (or frozen and thawed)
1 cup sliced almonds
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Butter a 9x13 baking pan, set aside.
In a large bowl, beat sugar and eggs for 5 minutes with an electric mixer on medium. The volume of mixture will increase by almost half and will be thickened. Add butter and extracts and beat for 2 more minutes. Slowly add flour and beat until combined. Fold in cranberries.
Using a spatula, pour and smooth into prepared pan. Sprinkle almonds over top.
Bake for 40-45 minutes.
Serves 18
