Goldberry Grove
Mountain Measures · 1974

Cranberry Cake

From Mrs. William H. Knight. The book didn't print a hometown.

  • CourseCakes
  • Oven325°F
  • Time1 hour
  • MakesServes 12
  • Ingredients15
  • Steps6

Ingredients Tick as you go

Glaze

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Method

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  1. Step 1: Sift the flour and measure; sift again with sugar, salt, soda and baking powder.

  2. Step 2: Stir in nuts, dates, cranberries and orange rind.

  3. Step 3: Combine beaten eggs with buttermilk and oil; add to the fruit mixture.

  4. Step 4: Bake in a well-greased tube pan at 325°F for 1 hour.

  5. Step 5: For the glaze: heat juice and sugar until the sugar dissolves; do not boil.

  6. Step 6: Pour over the hot cake and let stand 30 minutes. Remove from the pan and cool.

From the cook

A good ending for a Christmas or Thanksgiving dinner.

Serve with whipped cream.

What we changed or couldn’t read (1)
  • The method paragraph is printed twice in the source; included once.
Mountain Measures, 1974. Compiled by Junior League of Charleston, Charleston, West Virginia.Transcribed by Goldberry Grove, with thanks to Marshall University.
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