Cranberry Christmas Cake

I hope you’ll give this recipe a try because I think it is the perfect holiday cake for Christmas. 

Cranberry Christmas Cake
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Ingredients:
2 – cups granulated sugar
3 – eggs
3/4 – cup butter, softened
1 – teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 – cup milk  
2 – cups self rising flour
1 – bag (12 oz) fresh cranberries
1 – cup white chocolate chips
powdered sugar for dusting

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 13 x 9 inch baking pan with baking spray with flour. In a large bowl or using your kitchen aid mixer, beat the eggs and sugar together for 5 minutes.

Add the butter, vanilla extract and milk: Beat until well blended. Add the flour and mix to combine. In a separate bowl add the fresh cranberries and toss them in a bit of flour (this keeps the cranberries from sinking to the bottom of the cake). 

Fold in the fresh cranberries and white chocolate chips. Batter will be slightly thick. Using an offset spatula spread the batter into prepared pan. Sprinkle a bit of sugar over the top before baking.

Bake for 40 – 45 minutes or until the cake is lightly golden brown and a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Remove cake to baking rack and cool completely before slicing.

Sprinkle cake with powdered sugar before serving.

Servings: 16
Inspired by: Barefeet in the Kitchen

Cooks Note: This cake also freezes well. I prepared, baked, and froze this cake a week before Thanksgiving and it tasted as fresh as the day I baked it when I pulled it out of the freezer.