Monday, December 20, 2010

Cranberry Cake

The December cake for the Cake Slice group was a Cranberry Cake, and it was a perfect have around the house type of cake for the holiday season.  I baked it early in the month, for no particular reason except I was craving cake and thought I would give it a try.  The kids thought it was a little tart, they just ate the streusel topping, but my husband and I were big fans and would take little slices every time we walked by the cake.   I really liked the crunchiness of the stresuel topping, plus the top of the cake got a nice sugary crust.  The cake itself is a wonderfully simple recipe and the cranberries can easily be substituted.  Blueberries would be an obvious substitute, chocolate chips would be good.  Even just adding a lemon or orange zest would be nice.  Just thinking about all the possibilities is making me hungry.  I will have to find an excuse to make this again sometime soon in the new year.

8 comments:

  1. Your cake came out perfectly. I thought it was lovely too.

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  2. Looks wonderful. I found that mine just disappeared!!

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  3. Yes! Lets make it again... soon!

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  4. This looks wonderful...it's definitely a nibbler cake in our house too.

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  5. YUM! Your topping looks different to mine - did the almonds sink a little into the cake? My streusel was very crumbly and went everywhere when I was cutting it!

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  6. I agree that it is a great cake. I loved the tartness of the cranberries but would love to try it with blueberries or raspberries.

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  7. Your cake turned out great! I was just now able to post mine due to some kitchen issues.

    Merry Christmas!

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  8. your cake turned out great. It was a delicious one!

    Happy New Year!

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