Cranberry Tea Cake Food

CRANBERRY TEA CAKE

Steps:

• Coarsely chop cranberries.
• Combine cranberries with brown sugar, almonds, cinnamon and nutmeg; set to the side.
• Cream butter and sugar.
• Add vanilla, sour cream, and eggs; mix thoroughly.
• Sift together flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
• Stir into egg mixture just until moistened.
• Pour 1/2 of batter into greased Bundt pan or 8" round cake pan.
• Spread 1/2 of cranberry mixture over the top.
• Repeat with remaining batter and cranberries.
• Bake 50-60 min at 350.
• Remove from pan and cool on rack.
• Dust with powdered sugar.

FRESH CRANBERRY TEA CAKE

Steps:

• Place racks in the center of the oven, and preheat oven to 350°F. Prepare 2 loaf pans (1.5lb loaf pans measuring 10″x5″x3″) by lightly coating with baking spray (or butter), and lining with parchment paper.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda and salt, and set aside.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer, cream butter and sugar together. Add vanilla and egg, mix well.
• Add the buttermilk and flour mixture in batches, alternating. Stir in the cranberries.
• Divide the batter into two loaf pans. Bake for about 30 minutes, or until golden. Depending on your oven and the size of your loaf pans, this may need more time; check the cakes at the 30 minute mark, and continue baking, if necessary, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean and the cake is springy to the touch.

CRANBERRY AND PUMPKIN PIE SPICE TEA CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Using electric mixer, beat butter and 3/4 cup sugar in large bowl until fluffy. Add yolks and egg 1 at a time, beating after each addition. Beat in almonds and vanilla.
• Mix fresh cranberries and remaining 3 tablespoons sugar in small bowl. Let stand 5 minutes. Combine flour and spice in medium bowl.
• Stir fresh and dried cranberries into butter mixture. Add flour mixture and stir until well combined. Spoon batter into ungreased 9-inch tart pan with removable bottom. Smooth top. Bake until top of cake is golden and dry and center of cake is firm, about 55 minutes. Transfer to rack and cool completely.
• To serve, sift powdered sugar over top of cake. Remove rim from pan and transfer cake to platter.

CREAM-FILLED CRANBERRY TEA CAKES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Prepare dough from Easy Cut-Out Cookies recipe. Divide dough in half; shape each half into ball.
• Roll out 1 ball of dough on lightly floured surface to 1/4-inch thickness; cut into 24 (1-1/2-inch) squares, re-rolling dough scraps as necessary. Place dough squares, 1 inch apart, on baking sheet sprayed with cooking spray.
• Repeat on second prepared baking sheet with remaining dough.
• Bake 10 to 12 min. or until edges of cookies are lightly browned. Cool 3 min. Remove cookies to wire racks; cool completely.
• Place 24 cookies, top sides down, on baking sheet; spread each with about 1/2 tsp. cream cheese spread. Top evenly with cranberries.
• Spread remaining cream cheese onto bottom sides of remaining cookies; place, cream cheese sides down, over topped cookies on baking sheet to make 24 sandwiches.
• Refrigerate overnight. (Cookie sandwiches will soften slightly.)
• Sprinkle lightly with powdered sugar before serving.