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cranberry orange bundt cake with sugared cranberries on top

Cranberry Orange Sour Cream Bundt Cake

Moist and tender orange sour cream bundt cake with sweet tart cranberries topped with an orange glaze and sugared (candied) cranberries.
4.80 from 5 votes
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 12 servings
Calories 521 kcal

Ingredients
 
 

Cranberry Orange Sour Cream Bundt Cake

  • 2 cups cranberries, fresh or frozen
  • 3 cups + ½ tablespoon all purpose flour
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon fine sea salt
  • 1⅔ cups granulated sugar
  • 1 tablespoon orange zest
  • 1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 4 large eggs
  • ¾ cup whole milk, room temperature
  • ½ cup sour cream

Orange Glaze

Instructions
 

Cranberry Orange Sour Cream Bundt Cake

  • Preheat the oven to 350F. Grease and flour a 10" (6 cup) bundt cake pan well. You can also use baking spray.
  • In a medium bowl, stir together the cranberries and ½ tablespoon all purpose flour to coat.
    2 cups cranberries, fresh or frozen
  • In a medium bowl, combine the flour, baking powder and salt. Whisk to combine and set aside.
    3 cups + ½ tablespoon all purpose flour, ½ teaspoon baking powder, ½ teaspoon fine sea salt
  • In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, combine the granulated sugar and orange zest.
    1⅔ cups granulated sugar, 1 tablespoon orange zest
  • Rub the zest into the sugar to release the oils of the zest. The sugar/zest mixture should be light orange, damp and very fragrant.
  • Add the butter to the sugar mixture. Beat until light and fluffy, about 5-8 minutes, scraping the bowl occasionally.
    1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
  • Add the vanilla extract. Add the eggs one at a time, scraping the bowl after each addition.
    1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract, 4 large eggs
  • With the mixer on low speed, add the dry ingredients into the mixture in the three additions, alternating with the milk in two additions, beginning and ending with the flour. Mix until just combined.
    ¾ cup whole milk, room temperature
  • Beat in the sour cream until just combined.
    ½ cup sour cream
  • Remove the bowl from the mixer and fold in the cranberries.
  • Scrape the batter into the prepared bund pan. Bake for 45-60 minutes or until a toothpick comes out with few crumbs. Start checking the cake for doneness at 45 minutes.
  • Cool the cake in the pan for 20 minutes, then invert the cake onto a wire rack to cool completely.
  • Once cool, transfer the cake to a decorative plate or cake stand.

Orange Glaze

  • In a medium bowl, whisk together the confectioners' sugar and orange juice.
    1¾ cups confectioners' sugar, 3 tablespoons orange juice
  • Drizzle the glaze over the cooled cake. Decorate with sugared cranberries.
    1 cup sugared cranberries
  • Let the glaze set for 10 minutes before serving.

Nutrition

Serving: 1sliceCalories: 521kcalCarbohydrates: 95gProtein: 9gFat: 20gSaturated Fat: 12gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 110mgSodium: 151mgPotassium: 150mgFiber: 2gSugar: 30gVitamin A: 669IUVitamin C: 5mgCalcium: 64mgIron: 3mg
Keyword cranberry, cranberry orange bundt cake, orange, sour cream bundt cake
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