Ellie's Cranberry Cake with Lemon Butter Sauce

Recipe Rating:	15 Ratings5
Categories:	Other Breakfast, Cakes, Fruit Desserts, Other Sauces
Collections:	Thanksgiving Table
Keywords:	Thanksgiving, Cranberry

Ingredients

1 c	sugar
3 Tbsp	butter, room temperature
1 c	milk
2 c	cake flour
2 tsp	baking powder
pinch	salt
1 tsp	vanilla
2 c	cranberries, cut in half (fresh is best or frozen)
LEMON BUTTER SAUCE
1/2 c	butter
1 c	brown sugar
1 pt	boiling water
2 Tbsp	flour
	juice of one lemon
1 tsp	pure vanilla extract

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Mary Louise

Well Seasoned

Middle of No Where, WI

BlueRibbonBaking

Member Since Jun 2011

Mary's Notes:

This is a very old recipe that belonged to my grandmother. Her name was also Mary Louise, but she went by the name Louise.

I am not sure where this recipe was, but about five years ago was the first time I tasted it. My mother made this when I went home to visit with my friend who was visiting from England. Needless to say my friend was crazy about this cake and so was I.

This cake has to be served with the lemon butter sauce or you can not fully enjoy it. It is easy to make and perfect to share with friends and a cup of coffee or tea.

(See Mary's Original Version of Recipe)

Comments from the Test Kitchen:

This is a must serve for your holiday gatherings! The flavors are bold and delicious - perfect for everyday or special festivities.

Directions

Beat sugar and butter until creamy. Add vanilla.

Sift flour, baking powder and salt together. Alternating, add milk and flour to sugar/butter mixture until combined. Mix cranberries in.

Pour into a greased and floured square 8 or 9 inch pan. Bake in a 375 degree oven for 30 minutes.

While cake is baking you can prepare the sauce.

In a sauce pan combine the butter, brown sugar, flour and boiling water. Bring to a boil. Boil 1 minute or until thickened. The sauce should be thick like a gravy, not too thick. Remove from heat. Add lemon juice and vanilla.

Cool the cake. Cake can be served warm from the oven or cool. Serve cake with hot sauce. TIP: Mom always made the cake and sauce ahead of time. She stored the sauce in a glass jar in the refrigerator and reheated it when she served the cake.

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Kathy Joppie KoffeeQueen

Jul 22, 2011

Yum! I love your recipes and your stories that go along with them.

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Sandra White jeter

Sep 22, 2011

when do you add the cranberries are they just added to the mix at the end? thanks :)

Mary Louise BlueRibbonBaking

Sep 22, 2011

Yes mix them in at the end.

Pamela Porosky pambles

Sep 22, 2011

This is my one of my favorite desserts. My mother-in-law (Mary's mother) makes this for Christmas. She knows how much I enjoy it. She gave me the recipe and I wrote it in my daughters cookbooks because they enjoy it so much, too.