Best 8 Saucy Cranberry Cake Recipes

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Calling all cranberry enthusiasts! Get ready to tantalize your taste buds with a delightful culinary journey featuring the vibrant and tangy cranberry. This article presents a collection of delectable recipes that showcase the versatility of this ruby-red fruit. From the classic Saucy Cranberry Cake that bursts with sweet and tart flavors to the elegant Cranberry Swirl Cheesecake that combines creamy and tangy textures, these recipes offer a symphony of flavors that will leave you craving more.

Embark on a baking adventure with the crowd-pleasing Cranberry Orange Bread, a moist and flavorful treat that's perfect for breakfast, brunch, or afternoon tea. If you're looking for a unique twist, try the Cranberry Pecan Coffee Cake, where crunchy pecans and tart cranberries create a harmonious blend. And for those who love a burst of citrus, the Cranberry Lemon Bars offer a zesty and refreshing treat.

The article also features two savory dishes that highlight the savory side of cranberries. The Cranberry Salsa is a vibrant and tangy condiment that adds a pop of color and flavor to grilled meats, fish, or tacos. And the Cranberry Glazed Meatballs offer a sweet and tangy glaze that elevates any party appetizer or main course.

Whether you're a seasoned baker or just starting out, these cranberry recipes provide a range of options to suit your skill level and taste preferences. So, gather your ingredients, preheat your oven, and let's embark on a culinary adventure that celebrates the goodness of cranberries!

Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!

CRANBERRY CAKE WITH ALMOND-BUTTER SAUCE



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Make room for this recipe in your collection. Tart cranberries and sweet almond glaze turn this potluck cake into something truly special. -Betsy King, Duluth, Minnesota

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 55m

Yield 9 servings (1-1/4 cups sauce).

Number Of Ingredients 12

3 tablespoons butter, softened
1 cup sugar
1 cup 2% milk
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
2 cups fresh or frozen cranberries
SAUCE:
1/2 cup butter, cubed
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup half-and-half cream
1 teaspoon almond extract

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350°. Grease an 8-in. square baking pan., Beat butter and sugar until crumbly. Beat in milk. Whisk together flour, baking powder and salt; stir into butter mixture. Stir in cranberries. Transfer to prepared pan., Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 35-40 minutes. Cool in pan on a wire rack., For sauce, in a saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Add sugar and cream; cook and stir until sugar is dissolved, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in extract. Serve warm with cake.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 442 calories, Fat 16g fat (10g saturated fat), Cholesterol 46mg cholesterol, Sodium 501mg sodium, Carbohydrate 70g carbohydrate (47g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 4g protein.

CRANBERRY SAUCE CAKE



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This moist cake is so easy to make because it mixes in one bowl. Slice it at the table so everyone can see how beautiful it is. Make one for your dinner and another for a friend. -Marge Clark, West Lebanon, Indiana

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 1h5m

Yield 16 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 13

1-1/2 cups sugar
1 cup mayonnaise
1/3 cup orange juice
1 tablespoon grated orange zest
1 teaspoon orange extract
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 can (14 ounces) whole-berry cranberry sauce
1 cup chopped walnuts
ICING:
1 cup confectioners' sugar
1 to 2 tablespoons orange juice

Steps:

  • In a large bowl, combine sugar and mayonnaise until blended. Beat in orange juice, zest and extract. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt until blended; gradually add to the sugar mixture. Stir in cranberry sauce and walnuts. , Cut parchment to fit the bottom of a 10-in. tube pan. Spray the pan and paper with cooking spray. Pour batter into prepared pan. , Bake at 350° for 55-65 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in pan for 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely. In a small bowl, combine icing ingredients; drizzle over cake.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 379 calories, Fat 16g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 5mg cholesterol, Sodium 308mg sodium, Carbohydrate 56g carbohydrate (33g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 4g protein.

CRANBERRY CAKE



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"Always welcomed on holidays, this pudding-like dessert is my mother's recipe," says Medford, Oregon field editor Marion Lowery.

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 50m

Yield 8-10 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 13

3 tablespoons butter, softened
1 cup sugar
1 egg
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 cup milk
2 cups cranberries
2 tablespoons grated orange or lemon peel
CREAM SAUCE:
1-1/3 cups sugar
1 cup heavy whipping cream
2/3 cup butter

Steps:

  • In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg. Combine the flour, baking powder and nutmeg; add to the creamed mixture alternately with milk, beating well after each addition. Stir in cranberries and orange peel., Pour into a greased 11x7-in. baking dish. Bake at 350° for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. , Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, combine sauce ingredients. Cook and stir over medium heat until heated through. Cut warm cake into squares; serve with cream sauce.

Nutrition Facts :

FRESH CRANBERRY CAKE



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A beautiful and easy cake to make! Great for the holiday season and even better in the summer with any fresh berry you have on hand!

Provided by Deborah Day

Categories     Desserts     Fruit Dessert Recipes     Cranberry Dessert Recipes

Time 2h

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 12

2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup white sugar
3 tablespoons butter, melted
2 eggs, beaten
1 cup milk
3 cups fresh cranberries
1 cup white sugar
½ cup butter
½ cup heavy whipping cream
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
  • Combine flour, baking soda, and salt in a bowl. Beat 1 cup sugar and 3 tablespoons melted butter with a whisk until well mixed. Add eggs and beat until smooth. Stir flour mixture and milk into egg mixture until batter is well blended. Fold cranberries into batter until just mixed and pour into prepared baking dish.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 30 minutes.
  • For sauce, heat 1 cup sugar, 1/2 cup butter, heavy cream, and vanilla extract in a saucepan over medium-low heat; cook and stir cream sauce until sugar is dissolved, about 10 minutes. Pour hot sauce over hot cake. Allow cake to cool in the baking dish for 10 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 366.4 calories, Carbohydrate 53.5 g, Cholesterol 74.2 mg, Fat 15.7 g, Fiber 1.7 g, Protein 4.3 g, SaturatedFat 9.5 g, Sodium 587.1 mg, Sugar 35.4 g

CRANBERRY-ORANGE SNACKING CAKE



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Use a can of leftover cranberry sauce from Thanksgiving to make the jam swirl topping of this simple cake. It's perfect for breakfast or as an afternoon snack.

Provided by Kendra Vaculin

Categories     Cake     Dessert     snack     Quick & Easy     Cranberry     Cranberry Sauce     Butter

Yield Makes one 13x9-inch cake

Number Of Ingredients 14

½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, cut into 2-inch pieces
1 14-oz. can cranberry sauce, jellied or whole berry
3 Tbsp. orange juice
1 Tbsp. orange zest
1 Tbsp. lemon juice
1¼ cup (250 g) granulated sugar
2½ cups (320 g) all-purpose flour
1 tsp. kosher salt
½ tsp. baking powder
¾ tsp. baking soda
½ tsp. ground cardamom
3 large eggs
1½ cups (320 g) plain whole-milk Greek yogurt
1 tsp. vanilla extract

Steps:

  • Place an oven rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 350°F. Line a 13x9-inch baking dish with parchment paper, leaving an overhang on 2 long sides.
  • Cook butter in a small saucepan over medium heat, stirring often, until it foams, then browns, 5-8 minutes. Remove from heat (it will continue to darken). Set aside to cool slightly.
  • Add cranberry sauce to a separate saucepan and smush and stir to break apart. Add orange and lemon juice. Cook over medium heat, stirring frequently (or whisking well if using jellied), until smooth, 2-3 minutes. Set aside to cool slightly.
  • In a medium bowl, combine sugar and orange zest; use your fingers to rub the zest into the sugar until fragrant and the sugar is tinted orange. Add flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, and cardamom to the bowl; whisk to combine.
  • In a large bowl, whisk together eggs, yogurt, and vanilla until smooth. Add dry ingredients to the wet and stir to just combine; the mixture will be quite thick, like cobbler batter. Add browned butter, scraping in any browned bits from the bottom of the pot; stir to combine.
  • Transfer the batter to the prepared baking dish and spread into a fairly even layer to fill the dish from corner to corner. The batter will be very stiff and not look like enough-this is ok, it will rise big time! Dollop cranberry mixture over the top in big spoonfuls and use a knife to swirl it into the batter. Even if it looks like cranberry is covering most of the top of the cake, it will rise to reveal space between the swirls.
  • Bake until risen and golden brown and a cake tester inserted into the center comes out clean, 45 to 50 minutes. Let cool before using parchment overhang to remove from the pan.

CRANBERRY SAUCE BUNDT CAKE



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I cannot remember where I found this recipe but it has been enjoyed many times. Uses whole berry cranberry sauce which gives the cake a pretty swirl effect. This works well served as a dessert or served during a brunch.

Provided by HokiesMom

Categories     Dessert

Time 1h25m

Yield 12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 14

3/4 cup butter (softened)
1 1/2 cups sugar
3 eggs
1 1/2 teaspoons almond extract
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups sour cream (12 oz container)
1 (16 ounce) can whole berry cranberry sauce
1/2 cup pecans (finely chopped)
3/4 cup confectioners' sugar
4 1/2 teaspoons water
1/2 teaspoon almond extract

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • In a large mixing bowl, cream together butter and sugar.
  • Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
  • Stir in extract.
  • Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
  • Add to the creamed mixture alternately with the sour cream, beating well after each addition.
  • Spoon one-third of the batter into a greased and floured 10-inch Bundt pan.
  • In a small bowl, pour out whole berry cranberry sauce and stir ingredients together as in the can they are separated.
  • Top the cake mixture with one-third of the cranberry sauce (make sure not to bring it to the sides as it is difficult to remove from the pan).
  • Repeat layers two times.
  • Sprinkle top with finely chopped pecans.
  • Bake at 350 degrees for 65-70 minutes or until toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
  • Cool for 10 minutes before removing cake from pan onto a wire rack.
  • Cool completely then place on cake plate.
  • Combine icing ingredients until smooth.
  • Drizzle icing over cake.
  • Let set before serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 512.5, Fat 22.4, SaturatedFat 11.8, Cholesterol 96, Sodium 425.9, Carbohydrate 73.3, Fiber 1.7, Sugar 47.3, Protein 6.3

CRANBERRY CAKE WITH HOT BUTTER SAUCE



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You can substitute blueberries, blackberries, or raspberries in place of cranberries if you prefer. This came from American Profile - Home for the Holidays - Phyllis Willink.

Provided by Ceezie

Categories     Dessert

Time 50m

Yield 12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 12

2 cups all-purpose flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons butter, melted
1 cup granulated sugar
2 eggs, beaten
1 cup milk
2 cups fresh cranberries
1 cup butter
2 cups sugar
1 cup cream or 1 cup half-and-half
2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350. 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. Bake 30 minutes or until wooden pick inserted comes out clean.
  • To make the sauce, combine all ingredients in saucepan over medium low and
  • cook 10 minutes or until sugar is melted, stirring frequently. Pour hot over cake.

CRANBERRY SAUCE CAKE



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Make and share this Cranberry Sauce Cake recipe from Food.com.

Provided by MizzNezz

Categories     Dessert

Time 1h10m

Yield 12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 10

3 cups flour
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 cup mayonnaise
1 (16 ounce) can whole berry cranberry sauce
1/3 cup orange juice
1 tablespoon grated orange rind
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
2 teaspoons milk or 2 teaspoons orange juice

Steps:

  • Mix all cake ingredients well.
  • Place in sprayed tube pan, I put waxed paper in the bottom before I spray it.
  • Bake at 350* for 60-70 minutes or until pick comes out clean.
  • Cool in pan 10 minutes, turn over onto plate.
  • Cool completely.
  • Mix icing ingredients well and drizzle over cooled cake.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 330.5, Fat 0.4, SaturatedFat 0.1, Cholesterol 0.1, Sodium 311.4, Carbohydrate 79.5, Fiber 1.3, Sugar 54.7, Protein 3.4

Tips:

  • Use fresh cranberries for the best flavor. Frozen cranberries can also be used, but they should be thawed before using.
  • To make sure the cake is cooked through, insert a toothpick into the center. If it comes out clean, the cake is done.
  • Let the cake cool completely before frosting it. This will help the frosting set properly.
  • If you don't have a bundt pan, you can use a 9x13 inch baking pan. Just adjust the baking time accordingly.
  • This cake can be stored at room temperature for up to 3 days. It can also be frozen for up to 2 months.

Conclusion:

This saucy cranberry cake is a delicious and festive treat that is perfect for any occasion. It's easy to make and can be enjoyed by people of all ages. So next time you're looking for a sweet and tangy dessert, give this cake a try.

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