The biggest problem I had with this cake was the cream syrup. Yes the syrup was tasty but IMO there simply was too much of it. It totally saturated the cake making it sticky and gooey. I understand that it added moisture but the cake was soggy from top to bottom. When I poured on all of the syrup there was so much that I thought there was no way it would soak into the cake. I used a toothpick and poked holes in the top of the cake to help the syrup seep in. And how you're supposed to get a cake baked in a 9x13 pan that has been saturated with syrup removed in one piece from the pan to a wire rack after 10 minutes is beyond me. When first baked I sliced a small piece tasted it and there was a decent flavor balance between the tart cranberries and the sweet glaze. However later in the day the berries discolored to purple and the sweet syrup just overpowered the cranberries. The cake's presentation was not good and I ended up just piling whipped cream on the top to serve as a Christmas dessert. If I were to make this again the first thing I would do is cut the amount of syrup in half. Sorry dday515 for the critical review but this was a disappointment and just didn't work in this house.
Best desert EVER!!!! My old-time favorite recipe is almost identical with the following changes. Evaporated milk instead of regular no eggs in the cake and increase the heavy cream in the sauce to 1 cup. Increase bake time to 30-40 minutes and heat sauce to a rolling boil then simmer 10 minutes.
Enjoyed this Recipe for Cranberry cake better then any other that i have tried. I served it with a Orange liquer sauce. Very good.
I made this yesterday and the family loved it! The only alteration I made was to add a tsp of Saigon cinnamon to the dry ingredients because I love the taste of cranberries and cinnamon.
I was looking for my recipe and couldn’t find it so I made this one. Got compliments on it but will keep hunting got my recipe. Thanks for submitting it.
This cake is fabulous and very pretty! Everyone loved it. I made just minor changes. I used 2 cups and 4 tablespoons of cake flour instead of the all purpose and I only used half of the cream glaze. I didn't want it to be soggy.
Love it followed the recipe as is. The sweetness and the tartiness together is simply amazing and the cake is so light. Kids and the husband love it. Will definitely make it again
I made no changes. This cake is excellent. I especially like the tangy taste of the berries against the sweet sauce.
This was way better the second day. The poured mixture didn t seem to soak in very well at first. Kids loves it though we ate it right out of the pan with whip cream!
