Cranberry Sauce Cake

By Hklbrries

This cake is made with cranberry sauce and pecans.

Ingredients

• 3 cups sifted all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 can (1 pound) whole cranberry sauce, divided
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 1 cup mayonnaise or salad dressing
• 2 tbsp grated orange rind
• 1/2 cup orange juice
• 2 tbsp butter or margarine
• 2 cups sifted confectioners' sugar

Details

Servings 12
Adapted from recipesource.com

Preparation

Step 1

Heat oven to 350 F. Sift flour, sugar, baking soda and salt into mixing bowl. Reserve 1/4 cup cranberry sauce and set aside. Stir remaining cranberry sauce, pecans, mayonnaise, orange rind and orange juice into dry ingredients; stir well. Turn in greased 13-by-9-by-2-inch pan. Bake 45 minutes.

While cake bakes, mix the reserved 1/4 cup cranberry sauce, butter and confectioners' sugar until creamy. Spread on warm cake.