Sunday 13 December 2009

Cranberry and Walnut Cake Recipe



How to make a Cranberry and Walnut Cake

Cranberries and walnuts are a perfect ingredient combination for this season.

This is a wonderful cake recipe that is moist and sweetened to perfection, the outer crust of the cake has a biscuit bite and flavour to it.

Chef used sweetened cranberries, you can use unsweetened cranberries if it is your preference.

Biting into a tasty cake that is infused with rustic walnuts and winter berries is just what you need with a hot cup of coffee on a winters day.





Ingredients for cranberry and walnut cake recipe

1 Cup / 200g Margarine
1/2 Cup / 100g Caster sugar
1 Cup / 160g Soft brown sugar
1 + 1/2 Cup / 240g Plain all purpose flour
1 + 1/2 tsp Baking powder
Pinch Salt
1 tsp Vanilla essence
3 Medium eggs
1 Cup /100g Walnuts
1 Cup /100g Dried cranberries


Cranberries and walnuts.




How to make a cranberry and walnut cake



Cream together the margarine, caster sugar and brown sugar.



In a small bowl whisk the eggs.

Add the half of the eggs to the butter mixture and mix, add the last half of eggs and vanilla, mix well again.



Add the flour, salt, baking powder, walnuts and cranberries, mix thoroughly.



Pour the cranberry and walnut cake mixture into a greased and floured 8 inch cake tin.

Bake in a hot oven at 200C/gas mark 6 for 35 minutes, turn the oven down to gas 180/mark 4 and bake for a further 20-30 minutes or until a skewer comes clean out of the centre.


Do not open the oven door until the cake has been in the oven for the initial 35 minutes.



Leave to cool for 15-20 minutes in the cake tin then cool on a wire rack.

Slice and enjoy.


9 comments:

Yasmeen said...

Fabulous cake,I made quick bread with the same few weeks back :D

Gita Jaishankar said...

Delicious cake Jeena...nice combination with cranberries and walnuts :)

Rekha shoban said...

Delicious cake and looks perfect

Chocolaty Lifestyle said...

Wow looks so great, I love walnuts! This cake should be wcellent!

Unknown said...

Cranberry and walnut sound like a delicious combo!

Joanne said...

You're making me hungry. Never should have paid a visit right before lunch. Oh well... now I get to put "Cranberry and Walnut Cake" on my to be baked list.
Have you tried using fresh cranberries instead of dried? I wonder if they would be too sour?
Thanks! :)

Ivy said...

The cake looks delicious. I'd love a slice with a cup of coffee right now.

Chef Fresco said...

I totally agree about cranberries and walnuts! Perfect holiday side!

Finla said...

I love cakes like this and this looks so so delish.