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cranberry upside-down cake

(1 rating)
CindySt avatar
Recipe by
Cindy Steinbach
@CindySt
Houston, TX

Baked this for the first time for a choir-rehearsal break and it was very well received. Next time I plan to add drained chopped pineapple to the topping. I doubled the recipe and baked it in a 13x9x2-inch pan. This recipe is adapted from an old cookbook.

(1 rating)
yield 16 serving(s)
cook time 50 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For cranberry upside-down cake

  • TOPPING:
  • 1/4 c
    butter or margarine
  • 2/3 c
    sugar
  • 1 Tbsp
    grated orange peel
  • 1 tsp
    pure vanilla extract (bourbon vanilla essence)
  • 2 c
    fresh cranberries (washed, coarsley chopped)
  • 1 c
    chopped walnuts
  • 1/3 c
    sugar
  • CAKE:
  • 1 1/2 c
    flour (mehl)
  • 2 tsp
    baking powder (backpulver)
  • 1/2 tsp
    salt
  • 1/2 c
    butter or margarine
  • 1 tsp
    pure vanilla extract
  • 1/2 c
    sugar
  • 1
    egg (ei)
  • 1/2 c
    milk

How To Make cranberry upside-down cake

  • 1
    For Topping: Heat butter in saucepan. add 2/3 cup sugar, orange peel, and vanilla extract; blend thoroughly. Spread mixture evenly in an 8x8x2-inch pan.
  • 2
    Combine cranberries, walnuts and 1/3 cup sugar. Spread over mixture in pan; set aside.
  • 3
    For Cake: Blend flour, baking powder and salt; set aside.
  • 4
    Cream butter with vanilla extract. Add sugar gradually, creaming until fluffy after each addition. Add egg and beat throughly.
  • 5
    Beating only until smooth after each addition, alternately add dry ingredients in thirds and milk in halves to creamed mixture. Turn batter over cranberry mixture and spread evenly.
  • 6
    Bake at 375°F about 50 minutes (mine took 25 minutes longer, since I doubled the recipe and baked it in a 13x9x2-inch pan).
  • 7
    Remove from oven and let stand 1 to 2 minutes in pan on wire rack. To remove from pan, run spatula gently around sides. Cover with a serving plate and invert; allow pan to remain over cake 1 or 2 minutes. Lift pan off. Serve cake warm or cool.
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