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Cranberry orange cake with fresh cranberries and orange glaze, shown whole and sliced in a two-photo Pinterest layout.
Hannah Brooks

Cranberry Orange Cake

This cranberry orange cake bakes fresh cranberries and orange zest into a tender, buttery cake, finished with a simple orange glaze for a bright holiday dessert.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Cooling 25 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 35 minutes
Servings: 12 slices
Calories: 330
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon fine salt
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter softened
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 large eggs room temperature
  • 1 tablespoon orange zest finely grated
  • 1/2 cup fresh orange juice
  • 1/2 cup plain Greek yogurt
  • 1 1/2 cups fresh cranberries halved if large
  • 1 cup powdered sugar for glaze
  • 1 tablespoon fresh orange juice for glaze; plus more as needed

Equipment

  • 1 9-inch round cake pan
  • 2 Mixing bowls
  • 1 Whisk
  • 1 Hand mixer

Method
 

  1. Heat the oven to 350°F. Grease a 9-inch round cake pan and line the bottom with parchment.
  2. Whisk all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, and fine salt in a bowl.
  3. Beat unsalted butter and granulated sugar for 3 minutes, until pale and fluffy. Beat in eggs one at a time, then mix in orange zest.
  4. Mix fresh orange juice and plain Greek yogurt in a small bowl. Add the flour mixture and orange-yogurt mixture to the butter bowl in three additions, starting and ending with flour. Mix just until combined. Fold in fresh cranberries.
  5. Spread the batter into the pan. Bake 45 to 50 minutes until golden and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out with a few moist crumbs. Cool in the pan 20 minutes, then transfer to a rack.
  6. Whisk powdered sugar with fresh orange juice until pourable. Drizzle over the cooled cake and let set before slicing.

Notes

Store covered at room temperature for 1 day or refrigerate up to 4 days. For clean slices, let the glaze set before cutting. Nutrition is an estimate per slice.
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