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Spiced Orange and Cranberry Cake

Spiced Orange and Cranberry Cake

Spiced Orange and Cranberry Cake is so warm from the mild spices, a bit tart from the juicy cranberries and has a citrusy aroma from the oranges! These flavors come together so beautifully in this cake, making it the most perfect bake for the Holiday season! 

Course Christmas, Dessert, Tea Time
Cuisine American
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Servings 1 7 inch cake
Author Shreya Ashish Tiwari

Ingredients

  • 2 cup all purpose flour (Maida)
  • 1.5 cup powdered sugar
  • 4 nos. eggs @ room tempearture
  • 100 grams unsalted butter @ room tempearture
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp ground clove
  • 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • 1/2 cup fresh orange juice
  • 1/2 cup dried cranberries
  • icing sugar to dust the cake optional

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven @180'c. Line the base of the tin with parchment paper/ baking paper and grease and dust the sides well.

  2. In a medium size bowl, seive together the flour, ground nutmeg, ground cloves, ground cinnamon, baking powder and baking soda. Set it aside. Dust the cranberries with some flour and set them aside.

  3. Next, in a large mixing bowl, whisk together the butter and powdered sugar until light and fluffy. I used an electric whisk and it took me about 3-4 mins of whisking. Now add one egg at a time and whisk the butter and sugar mixture with the eggs until light and fluffy once again.

  4. Now, add the seived flour mixture and milk in the egg-butter-sugar mixture alternately and fold the mixture with a silicon spatula. Do not mix with a heavy hand else all the air whisked in the eggs will escape. Then add the orange juice and the cranberries. Mix well.

  5. Pour the batter in the tin and bake @ 170'c using the lower heating rods/ coil for 60 mins approximately or until a skewer inserted in the centre of the cake comes out clean or with a few moist crumbs. Note that every oven works differently so keep an eye on the temperature and the duration of the bake.

  6. I prefer baking my cakes low and slow, low temperature takes longer to bake the cake but ensures it rises well without any cracks on the top.

  7. Once the cake is baked, remove it from the oven and cool it on a rack for 15 mins in the tin, then unmould it and cool it for a further 30 mins. Dust the top with some icing sugar. Slice it and serve.