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.
Your cake came out perfectly. I thought it was lovely too.
ReplyDeleteLooks wonderful. I found that mine just disappeared!!
ReplyDeleteYes! Lets make it again... soon!
ReplyDeleteThis looks wonderful...it's definitely a nibbler cake in our house too.
ReplyDeleteYUM! 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!
ReplyDeleteI agree that it is a great cake. I loved the tartness of the cranberries but would love to try it with blueberries or raspberries.
ReplyDeleteYour cake turned out great! I was just now able to post mine due to some kitchen issues.
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas!
your cake turned out great. It was a delicious one!
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year!