The sugar, spices and orange zest make a wonderful syrup as the cake bakes, creating the perfect foil to the tart cranberries. This cake is lovely as the finish to dinner, or a nice mid-morning snack with coffee. Adapted from a recipe in Everyday Food.
Provided by Mooseybear
Categories Breads
Time 55m
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees farenheit.
- Rub the bottom and sides of an 8-inch round pan with 2 Tablespoons of the butter.
- In a small bowl, mix together 1/2 cup of the sugar, the cinnamon, allspice and orange zest.
- Sprinkle this mixture evenly over the bottom of the pan, then arrange cranberries in a single layer on top.
- Cream remaining 6 tablespoons of butter and 1/2 cup sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add egg and vanilla and mix until well combined.
- In another bowl, sift together flour, baking powder and salt.
- Add this to the egg and sugar mixture in several batches, alternating with with milk, until well combined.
- Spoon batter over cranberries, and even out the top.
- Bake on center rack of the oven until a toothpick inserted to the center of the batter comes out clean, 30-35 minutes.
- Let cool for 20 minutes, then run a kinfe around the edge of the cake.
- Place a platter over the top of the baking pan, and turn cake out onto platter.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 300.9, Fat 12.9, SaturatedFat 7.9, Cholesterol 55.9, Sodium 159.8, Carbohydrate 43.8, Fiber 1.6, Sugar 26, Protein 3.5
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