Cranberry Bundt Cake with Lemon Glaze
Ingredients
Cake:
2-1/2
cups (12 ounces) all-purpose flour plus 1 tablespoon, divided
2-1/2
teaspoons baking powder
1/2
teaspoon baking soda
1
teaspoon salt
3/4
cup milk (whole, 2%, or almond)
2
tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1-1/2
cups granulated sugar
Zest
from 1 lemon
1-1/2
cups (3 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
3
eggs, room temperature
1
teaspoon vanilla extract
3
cups fresh (or frozen) cranberries (12-ounce package), divided
1/3
cup packed brown sugar
Glaze:
1
cup confectioners’ sugar
1
tablespoon + 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
Pinch
of salt
Instructions
Cake:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees (F). Heavily
grease and flour a Bundt cake pan.
In a medium bowl, whisk together 2-1/2
cups flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
Stir together the milk and 2 tablespoons of
lemon juice. Mixture may appear to curdle, but that is fine. Set aside.
Using an electric mixer, mix the granulated sugar with the lemon zest.
Beat until the sugar becomes light yellow, about 2 minutes. Add the butter to the lemon sugar and beat on medium-high speed until light and fluffy.
Add the eggs one at a time, mixing well
after each addition. Stir in the vanilla.
With the mixer on low speed, alternately
add the dry ingredients and the lemon-milk mixture in three increments. Mix
until the ingredients are incorporated.
Sprinkle the extra tablespoon of flour over 1-1/2 cups of cranberries (if using frozen cranberries, now is the time to remove them from the freezer) and stir to combine.
Add the cranberries to the cake batter and fold in.
Sprinkle brown sugar over the bottom of
the pan, then layer the remaining 1-1/2 cups of the cranberries over the sugar.
(If using frozen cranberries, do not defrost them first. Instead, add them
right before pouring in the batter.)
Spread the batter over the cranberries and
brown sugar.
Bake for 50 to 55 minutes, until golden
brown and a wooden skewer comes out mostly clean. A few moist crumbs clinging
to the skewer is fine. If using frozen cranberries, you may need to bake an
additional 10 to 15 minutes longer.
Transfer to a wire rack and allow to cool
for 15 minutes. Invert the cake onto a serving platter or cake stand and remove
the Bundt pan. If some of the cranberries and sugar stick to the cake pan,
spoon it back onto the top of the cake. The glaze will hide any holes or
cracks. Allow the cake to cool completely before drizzling the glaze.
Glaze:
Whisk the confectioners’ sugar with the lemon juice until smooth. Drizzle over the cooled cake and allow to set before serving.
Optional Sugared Cranberries for garnish:
(sorry - I got in a hurry and totally forgot to take photos!)
Ingredients:
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup water
1 cup fresh cranberries
1/2 cup superfine sugar*
Instructions:
Combine 1 cup sugar and water in a saucepan and cook over medium heat,
stirring constantly, just until the sugar is dissolved. Don’t allow the mixture
to boil, otherwise, the cranberries will burst. Remove from heat and allow the
mixture to sit for 5 minutes. Place the cranberries in a bowl and add the
simple syrup. Cover bowl and refrigerate overnight.
Drain the cranberries and roll them in the superfine sugar, making sure that
the cranberries are thoroughly coated. Transfer to a baking sheet lined with
parchment paper. Allow to dry for at least 2 hours.
*If you don’t have
superfine sugar, whirl regular granulated sugar in a food processor for 20
pulses.
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