Mrs. Claus' Cranberry Christmas Cake

This delicious Cranberry Cake Recipe is one of Santa's favorites.

Santa and I love tradition and cranberries are very traditional. Did you know that some of today's cranberry bogs are more than 100 years old?

Another fun fact about fresh cranberries is that they have small pockets of air in them. That's why they float in their bogs!

Here is a Cranberry Christmas Cake recipe that turns out one of Santa's favorite Christmas desserts. I love it too because it's a real time saver at an extra busy time of year!

What to Gather

2 cups of white sugar 3 large eggs

3/4 cup soft butter

1/2 teaspoon vanilla

teaspoons grated orange peel 2 cups of flour

A pinch of nutmeg

1 bag of fresh cranberries (12 oz)

Directions

1. Preheat oven 350
2. Prepare a 9x13 pan with cooking
3. Beat sugar and eggs for four minutes. This is Important! The mix will get thick and increase in volume so that is will be nice a
4. Add butter, vanilla, and orange peel and continue to
5. Stir nutmeg into flour and stir into beaten
6. Gently stir in cranberries
7. Pour into prepared baking pan and bake for 40-45 minutes
8. Test for doneness with a toothpick which, when inserted, will come out clean

When cool, frost with your favorite frosting. Santa is especially fond of cream cheese frosting and I sometimes add fresh cranberries and pecans on top. Enjoy!