Cranberry Cake

  • 3 cups Wisconsin cranberries fresh or frozen
  •  cup White granulated sugar
  • 3 tablespoon Water

Cranberry Frosting

  • 2 cups Unsalted butter slightly cold
  • 6 cups Powdered sugar sifted
  • 2 teaspoon Pure vanilla extract
  • ½ cup Cranberry sauce
  • 1 teaspoon Salt
  • 3 tablespoon Heavy cream

Sugared Cranberries

  • 1 ½ cup Wisconsin Cranberries fresh
  • ½ cup White granulated sugar
  • ½ cup Water
  • 2 cups Granulated sugar

INSTRUCTIONS

Cranberry Cake

  • Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray three 8 inch cake pans with baking nonstick spray. Line the bottom with 8 inch parchment circles. Spray again.
  • In a mixing bowl, sift the cake flour. Mix in salt, baking powder, and baking soda. Wash and dry cranberries. Mix cranberries with 1 tablespoon flour. Set aside.
    3 ⅓ cup Cake flour,1 teaspoon Salt,2 teaspoon Baking powder,¾ teaspoon Baking soda,3 cups Wisconsin cranberries,1 tablespoon Cake flour
  • Using a mixer, beat butter and sugar on high for 3 minutes. Scrape the bowl. Add in sour cream, vanilla, eggs, and egg white. Beat on high for 2 minutes.
    1 ¼ cups Unsalted butter,1 ¾ cup White granulated sugar,3 Large eggs,1 Egg white,1 tablespoon Pure vanilla extract,¼ cup Sour cream
  • Add ⅓rd of the dry ingredients and half of the buttermilk. Mix until it starts to combined. Add another ⅓rd of the dry ingredients and the rest of buttermilk. Finish with the rest of the dry ingredients.
    1 cup Buttermilk
  • Take the bowl off the mixer. Scrape the bowl. Fold in the cranberries into the batter. Separate the batter evenly into the three cake pans.
  • Bake the cake for 26-30 minutes. Bake until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Let the cakes sit for 10 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack. Cool cakes completely.

White Chocolate Frosting

  • Set the butter on the counter for 30 minutes to get slightly cold. Sift the powdered sugar. In a microwave safe bowl, melt the white chocolate in 20 second intervals until melted . Set aside to cool.
    ½ cup Unsalted butter,1 ¼ cup Powdered sugar,2 oz White chocolate
  • Using a mixer, beat the butter on high for 3 minutes. Scrape the bowl. Very slowly add the powdered sugar. Beat well until you add more powdered sugar.
  • Mix in white chocolate, salt, vanilla, and heavy cream. Beat on low until combined. Switch to high and beat until fluffy.
    ½ teaspoon Salt,1 teaspoon Pure vanilla extract,⅛ cup Heavy cream

Cranberry Sauce

  • In a saucepan over medium-low heat, mix cranberries and sugar. Once the cranberries start to release juices, cook for 4 minutes stirring constantly.
    3 cups Wisconsin cranberries,⅓ cup White granulated sugar
  • Pour cranberries into a blender. Blend until it is pureed in texture. Mix with 3 tablespoon of water. Pour sauce over a mesh strainer. Mix until it is strained. If it is too thick to strain, add another 1 tablespoon of water.
    3 tablespoon Water
  • Cool sauce completely.

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