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Homemade cranberry orange cake slice topped with cranberries, glaze, and powdered sugar.

Cranberry Orange Cake

5 from 1 vote
A moist Cranberry Orange Cake with bursts of tart cranberries and a bright citrus glaze — cozy, fragrant, and perfect for winter gatherings.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 55 minutes
Cooling Time 15 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Servings: 12 slices
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Calories: 310
Ingredients Equipment Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 2 ½ cups All-purpose flour - For the cake base
  • 1 ½ cups Sugar - Granulated
  • 1 cup Butter - Softened
  • 3 large Eggs - Room temperature
  • 2 teaspoon Baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon Salt
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
  • 2 cups Cranberries - Fresh or frozen (do not thaw if frozen)
  • 2 tablespoon Flour - For coating cranberries
  • 2 tablespoon Orange zest - From about 2 oranges
  • ½ cup Orange juice - Freshly squeezed
  • 1 cup Powdered sugar - For glaze
  • 2–3 tablespoon Orange juice - For glaze
  • 1 teaspoon Orange zest - For garnish on glaze

Equipment

  • 1 Bundt pan (Or substitute with 2 loaf pans)
  • 1 Large mixing bowl (For the batter)
  • 1 Electric mixer (Stand or hand mixer)
  • 1 Zester or fine grater (For orange peel)
  • 1 Measuring cups & spoons (For accuracy)
  • 1 Wire rack (For cooling)

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease and flour bundt pan. Zest and juice oranges. Toss cranberries in 2 tablespoon flour.
  2. Beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy (4–5 minutes). Add eggs one at a time, then stir in vanilla extract and orange zest.
  3. Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt in a separate bowl. Add dry ingredients to wet mixture alternately with orange juice, beginning and ending with flour. Mix gently.
  4. Fold in flour-coated cranberries carefully. Pour batter into prepared pan and smooth the top. Bake 50–60 minutes until golden and a toothpick comes out clean.
  5. Cool cake 15 minutes in pan, then transfer to wire rack. Make glaze with powdered sugar and orange juice, drizzle over cake, and sprinkle zest on top.

Nutrition

Serving: 1sliceCalories: 310kcalCarbohydrates: 45gProtein: 4gFat: 13gSaturated Fat: 8gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 65mgSodium: 180mgPotassium: 120mgFiber: 2gSugar: 28gVitamin A: 450IUVitamin C: 8mgCalcium: 45mgIron: 1.2mg

Notes

Nutrition information is automatically calculated and should be considered an approximation. Actual values may vary based on specific ingredients used and portion sizes

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