There are so many ways that you can use them; salsas, drinks, cakes, relish, the list can go on and on, but it is sort of sad ( well to me it is ) that fresh ones are only available for, 60 or so days then they are gone till next year.
fresh cranberries |
Now don't get me wrong, dried ones are great too, but there is just something about a fresh cranberry. The taste ,texture, they way it just explodes in your mouth , the hint of tang it can add to a dish , whether it is meat or a baked good. You just don't get that with dried ones.
screaming to be used :) |
And today I was lucky, Shelly from Simple Abundance just happened to have just the recipe I was looking for , Cranberry Almond Pound Cake, not to hard and not to simple , but just right ! :0)
Plus, I had all the ingredients , too !!
the ingredients, minus the flour |
The recipe for the cranberry almond pound cake was really simple and I did not have to alter it to much for it to be GF or to my taste buds :)
I used;
1 1/4 cup of Truvia
1 cup + 3 TBS of butter ( used Parkay)
1 1/2 tsp of almond extract
1/2 tsp of butter extract
6 eggs
1cup of Greek yogurt ( I used Chobani)
75 mL of water
1/4 tsp of baking powder
1/2 tsp of baking soda
1/2 tsp of fine sea salt
3 cups of AP GF flour ( I used Better Batter flour)
2 cups of fresh cranberries
and for the glaze:
2 TBS of water
1 1/2 cup of powdered sugar
Other than having to adjust the ingredient list I followed her mixing instructions to a "T"
all ready for the pan |
I did bake mine at 330F ( my oven is off by 5 degrees) for 1 hr and 5m.
and ready for the oven |
before the icing |
The smell of this was heaven and I admit I was sort of salivating when I took it from the oven, but then it hit me I had to wait another 20m for it cool before I could put the icing on it :(.
with icing |
the first piece went to Gabriel |
This was a very moist bundt cake , with just the right amount of sweetness and tart to it.
The only thing I would change for next time is to add either some almond or vanilla extract to the glaze, to give it a bit more flavor, other than the "powdered sugar " flavor, but over all everyone seemed to the enjoy it.
what was left of the cake |
At least I think they did, what do you think ? :0)
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