Cranberry Cake with Hot Butter Sauce

By Hklbrries

Ingredients

• Cake:
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 3 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp salt
• 3 tbsp butter, melted
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1 cup milk
• 2 cups fresh cranberries
• Sauce:
• 1 cup butter
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 cup cream or half-and-half
• 2 tsp vanilla extract

Details

Servings 12
Adapted from americanprofile.com

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 F. Grease a 13-by-9-inch glass baking pan.

To make the cake sift together flour, baking powder and salt in a small bowl. Combine butter and sugar in a large bowl. Beat with a mixer on medium speed until well blended. Add eggs. Add milk alternately with the dry ingredients, starting and ending with dry ingredients. Mix well. Stir in cranberries. Transfer to baking pan. Bake 30 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in the center comes out clean.

To make the sauce, combine all ingredients in saucepan over medium-low heat and cook 10 minutes or until sugar is melted, stirring frequently. Pour hot sauce over cake.

Tips from our test kitchen: This recipe can be used any time of the year by substituting blueberries, blackberries or raspberries in place of the cranberries.