Best Cranberry Caramel Cake Recipes

CRANBERRY AND CORNMEAL CAKE WITH CARAMEL-WALNUT TOPPING SAUCE

Steps:

• Put an oven rack in the center of the oven. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter and flour a 9-inch round cake pan.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, cornmeal, baking powder, salt, and orange zest. Measure 3 tablespoons of the flour mixture into a small bowl. Add the chopped cranberries and toss until coated. Using a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, beat the butter and sugar on medium speed until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Beat in the vanilla extract. Add the egg yolks and whole eggs, 1 at a time. Gradually add the flour mixture and mix until just incorporated. Using a spatula, gently fold in the cranberries.
• Pour the batter into the prepared cake pan and smooth the surface with a spatula. Bake until the cake is golden brown, and a cake tester inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean, about 40 minutes. Cool for 20 minutes. Remove the cake from the pan and transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Cut the cake into wedges, arrange on a serving platter and serve with the Caramel Walnut Sauce. (The cake can be made 1 day ahead. Store airtight in a plastic container.)
• In a medium saucepan, mix together the cream, brown sugar, and butter over medium-high heat. Bring the mixture to a boil, stirring constantly. Reduce the heat and simmer until the mixture thickens, about 25 to 30 minutes. Stir in the walnuts and sea salt, if using. Allow the mixture to cool to room temperature before serving.

CRANBERRY-APPLE CAKE WITH SALTED CARAMEL GLAZE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a tube pan.
• Place flour, white sugar, oil, eggs, vanilla extract, baking soda, and salt in a mixing bowl. Beat using an electric mixer until smooth. Stir in apple, pecans, and cranberries until well blended. Pour batter into the prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 1 hour. Remove from the oven and set aside.
• Combine brown sugar, butter, and milk in a small saucepan. Bring mixture to a rolling boil over high heat; continue to boil, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes. Remove from heat. Stir in vanilla extract and salt.
• Pour glaze over the hot cake. Let cake sit in the pan to cool and for glaze to set, about 2 hours.
• Remove cake from the pan. Place onto a plate, top-up; the glaze may puddle around the bottom edge of the cake. Serve when completely cool.

CRANBERRY-CARAMEL CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325°F. Grease and lightly flour 12-cup fluted tube cake pan, or spray with baking spray with flour. In large bowl, beat cake mix, pumpkin pie spice, eggnog, oil and eggs with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds, then on medium speed 2 minutes. Stir in cranberries and walnuts. Pour into pan.
• Bake 45 to 55 minutes or until toothpick inserted near center comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes. Turn cake upside down onto cooling rack; remove pan. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
• Melt butter in 2-quart saucepan over medium-high heat. Stir in brown sugar and corn syrup. Heat to boiling. Cook about 1 minute, stirring constantly, until sugar dissolves. Stir in whipping cream. Return to boiling, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Serve warm sauce over cake.

CRANBERRY CAKE WITH CARAMEL SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Grease a 13x9-in. baking dish., Whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Stir in cream and butter just until moistened. Fold in cranberries. Transfer to prepared pan. Bake until golden brown, 30-35 minutes. Cool in pan on a wire rack 10 minutes., Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, melt butter; stir in cream, sugar and brown sugar. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. Remove from heat; stir in vanilla. Serve with warm cake.

FRESH CRANBERRY CAKE WITH CARAMEL SAUCE

Steps:

• In a small bowl, beat butter and sugars until crumbly. Add egg and mix well.
• In a separate bowl, combine the flour, salt and baking powder and whisk well.
• Add the dry mix to the butter mixture, alternating with the milk.
• Fold in the cranberries.
• Pour into a well greased 9 inch square baking pan and bake at 350 degrees for 55 minutes or until a toothpick in the center comes out clean.
• SAUCE:.
• In a small saucepan, melt the butter then stir in the sugar and cream.
• Bring this to a boil, stirring constantly until mixture thickens.
• Remove from heat and serve over the warm cake.

CRANBERRY AND CORNMEAL CAKE WITH CARAMEL-WALNUT TOPPING SAUCE

Steps:

• Put an oven rack in the center of the oven. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter and flour a 9-inch round cake pan. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, cornmeal, baking powder, salt, and orange zest. Measure 3 tablespoons of the flour mixture into a small bowl. Add the chopped cranberries and toss until coated. Using a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, beat the butter and sugar on medium speed until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Beat in the vanilla extract. Add the egg yolks and whole eggs, 1 at a time. Gradually add the flour mixture and mix until just incorporated. Using a spatula, gently fold in the cranberries. Pour the batter into the prepared cake pan and smooth the surface with a spatula. Bake until the cake is golden brown, and a cake tester inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean, about 40 minutes. Cool for 20 minutes. Remove the cake from the pan and transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Cut the cake into wedges, arrange on a serving platter and serve with the Caramel Walnut Sauce. (The cake can be made 1 day ahead. Store airtight in a plastic container.) Note from Food Network Kitchens: Due to your comments we have retested and changed this recipe. It may not match exactly what the chef did on the show. Caramel-Walnut Sauce 2 cups heavy whipping cream 1 cup packed dark brown sugar 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature 1/2 cup chopped walnuts, toasted 3/4 teaspoon fine sea salt, optional For the Caramel-Walnut Topping Sauce: In a medium saucepan, mix together the cream, brown sugar, and butter over medium-high heat. Bring the mixture to a boil, stirring constantly. Reduce the heat and simmer until the mixture thickens, about 25 to 30 minutes. Stir in the walnuts and sea salt, if using. Allow the mixture to cool to room temperature before serving. Yield: 2 cups Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook Time: 25 to 30 minutes

KIT KAT CRANBERRY CARAMEL CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.Grease and lightly flour the bottom and sides of two 9-inch round cake pans.Add mini kit kat bars on both pans.
• 2. In a large mixing bowl,combine cake mix,water,oil,egg whites and 1 cup caramel ice cream topping.Mix on low speed for 5 minutes until the batter is moist.
• 3. Stir in kit kat big kat pieces.Then mix on medium speed for 3 minutes.Pour the batter into the prepared cake pans.
• 4. Bake the cake for 30 to 35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted the center comes out clean.Cool completely on the wire racks for 10 minutes.Remove cakes from pans.
• 5. To make Cranberry Frosting:in a medium mixing bowl,beat cream cheese,half and half,vanilla pudding mix,brown sugar and 1/2 half of whipped topping until smooth.Fold in cranberry sauce and remaining whipped topping.Refrigerate the frosting until chilled.
• 6. Place one cake on a serving plate,spread remaining caramel ice cream topping,add diced cranberries.Top with another cake.Spread the frosting on top and sides of the cake.Poke 4 kit kat bars on the cake.

CRANBERRY PUMPKIN CAKE WITH CARAMEL GLAZE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 325 DF for dark pans, 350 DF for a metal or glass pan. Reserve 1/4 cup of cake mix in a plastic bag. Mix the remaining cake mix with the pudding mix, water, oil and eggs.
• 2. Beat at medium speed for 2 minutes. Shake the cranberries in reserved cake mix. Fold berries into the cake batter.
• 3. Pour batter into a bundt pan that has been greased and floured well. Bake according to pan type for 38-43 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan on a wire rack for 15 minutes. Turn out onto cake plate and cool completely before glazing.
• 4. FOR CARAMEL GLAZE: Melt butter in a medium saucepan. Add corn syrup and brown sugar. Stir over medium heat until it comes to a soft boil. Decrease heat and add cream. Let simmer for about 10 minutes. Drizzle over cake, allowing the glaze to drip down the sides of cake. Serve with whipped cream or ice cream.

CRANBERRY-CARAMEL COOKIES & CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. In the work bowl of a food processor fitted with a metal blade, process the oats for 1 minute, until they become a fine powder. In a medium bowl, combine that oat flour, flour, salt, and baking soda, and set aside. In a stand-mixer bowl fitted with a paddle, mix the oil and brown sugar on medium speed until combined. Slowly add the eggs, then the vanilla, mixing until homogeneous, making sure that the brown sugar is broken up, and scraping down the sides of the bowl. Add flour mixture and mix on medium until barely combined. Add the white chocolate chips, toffee bits, nuts, and cranberries, and mix until just combined. Using a rubber spatula, fold the batter from bottom to top several times to ensure mixture is homogeneous. Line 2 large baking sheets with parchment paper. Using an ice cream scoop or 2 tablespoons, drop large balls (about 2½ tablespoons of batter) onto to the sheet, leaving 1½ inches between the cookies, for about 10 cookies per sheet. Bake 15 minutes, switching racks halfway through the baking time. Remove from the oven when they are light golden brown. Allow to cool 5 minutes on the sheet and then transfer to a cooling rack. Repeat for rest of dough. To make the cake, preheat the oven to 350 degrees and spray a 9-inch pan with nonstick spray. With wet hands, pat the batter down evenly in the pan and bake for 40 to 45 minutes until the top is golden brown and a skewer comes out clean. Transfer to a wire rack to cool. Slice and serve. (For a single large cake, use the full batch of dough in a 12-inch pan for the same baking time.)