Cranberry Christmas Cake

By tlshinnick

Ingredients

• 3 eggs
• 2 cups sugar
• 3/4 cup butter, softened
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder, optional
• 12 oz fresh cranberries

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. With a mixer, beat the eggs with the sugar until slightly thickened and light in color, about 5-7 minutes. The mixture should almost double in size. The eggs work as your leavening agent in this recipe, so do not skip this step. This mixture should form a ribbon when you lift the beaters out of the bowl. Add the butter and vanilla; mix two more minutes. Stir in the flour until just combined. Add the cranberries and stir to mix throughout.

Spread in a buttered 9x13 pan. Bake for 40-50 minutes, or until very lightly browned and a toothpick inserted near the center of the cake comes out clean. (I baked mine for 43 minutes.) Let cool completely before cutting into small slices.

Notes:
For 8 or 9 inch square cake use 2 eggs, 1 1/3 cup sugar, 1/2 cup butter, 1 tsp vanilla, 1 1/3 cup flour