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Cranberry Cake
Serves 8-10

2 cups flour
1 cup sugar
2 1/2 teaspoons   baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
2/3 cup milk
3 tablespoons butter, melted
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups fresh cranberries
1 teaspoon chopped orange zest

1/4 cup butter
1 cup sugar
1 cup heavy whipping cream
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon orange zest chopped

Sift flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt into large mixing bowl.
Add milk, butter, egg, and vanilla.  Beat 2 minutes (batter will
be stiff).  Fold in cranberries and zest.  Pour into 9" cake pan
sprayed with non-stick spray. Bake in a preheated 350 deg oven
until a wood pick inserted in center comes out clean (about 40
minues).  remove cake from oven, let cool 10 minutes on rack.
Remove cake from pan.  Serve with warm butter sauce.

In a small saucepan, melt butter over medium heat.  Stir in sugar,
cream, and salt.  Bring to boil stirring contantly.  Boil until
sugar dissolves (about 2 minutes).  Remove from heat, stir in
vanilla and orange zest.  Serve sauce ladled over cranberry cake.

Makes 1-3/4 cups.

Printable version: cranberry03.txt.