Tea Cake Cranberry Cake With Hot Butter Sauce

By exdircomp

Ingredients

• 2 TBSP. butter (no sustitutes)
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 1-7/8 cups flour
• 3 tsp. baking powder
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1 cup milk
• 2 cups whole, raw cranberries
• Hot Butter Sauce
• 1/2 cup butter (no sustitutes)
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream

Preparation

Step 1

* Cream butter and sugar together thoroughly. Beat in vanilla. Sift flour, baking powder and salt together and add to creamed mixture alternating with the milk. Fold in cranberries. Pour into greased and floured 9X9 inch pan. Bake at 400 degrees for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool, cut into squares and serve with hot butter sauce. Yes, there are NO eggs in this recipe.


Hot Butter Sauce

Melt butter in saucepan. Blend in sugar. Stir in cream and simmer 3-4 minutes, stirring occasionally. (This keeps very well in the frig and I just heat it through before using it.)