Description
Make this festive Cranberry Orange Bundt Cake. It is incredibly moist, packed with bright citrus zest and tart cranberries, and topped with a simple, sweet glaze. This recipe brings a taste of the holidays to your table.
Ingredients
- All-purpose flour: 2 1/2 cups
- Granulated sugar: 1 3/4 cups
- Baking powder: 1 teaspoon
- Baking soda: 1/2 teaspoon
- Salt: 1/2 teaspoon
- Unsalted butter, softened: 1 cup (2 sticks)
- Large eggs: 4
- Sour cream or plain Greek yogurt: 1 cup
- Orange zest: 2 tablespoons (from about 2 oranges)
- Fresh orange juice: 1/4 cup
- Vanilla extract: 1 teaspoon
- Fresh or frozen cranberries, roughly chopped: 1 1/2 cups
- Powdered sugar (for glaze): 1 1/2 cups
- Milk or water (for glaze): 2-3 tablespoons
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Generously grease and flour a 10-cup Bundt pan.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
- Add the softened butter, eggs, sour cream, orange zest, orange juice, and vanilla extract to the dry ingredients. Beat with an electric mixer on medium speed until just combined and smooth. Do not overmix.
- Gently fold in the chopped cranberries using a spatula.
- Pour the batter evenly into the prepared Bundt pan.
- Bake for 55 to 65 minutes, or until a wooden skewer inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Let the cake cool in the pan on a wire rack for 15 minutes.
- Invert the cake onto the wire rack and let it cool completely.
- While the cake cools, prepare the glaze: Whisk the powdered sugar and milk (or water) in a small bowl until smooth. Add liquid slowly to reach a thick but pourable consistency.
- Drizzle the glaze over the cooled cake before slicing and serving.
Notes
- Using fresh cranberries gives the best tartness, but frozen work too; do not thaw them first.
- Ensure your butter and eggs are at room temperature for a smoother batter.
- You can substitute sour cream with plain Greek yogurt for a slight tang.
- Zest the oranges before juicing them to measure accurately.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 65 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American/Italian Inspired
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 410
- Sugar: 45g
- Sodium: 220mg
- Fat: 22g
- Saturated Fat: 13g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9g
- Trans Fat: 0.5g
- Carbohydrates: 52g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 85mg