Cranberry Christmas Cake
This beautiful holiday cake features fresh cranberries, chopped pecans, and a delicious cream cheese frosting.
Servings: 12 servings
Calories: 645kcal
Ingredients
For the cake:
- 1 box white cake mix
- 1 cup milk
- 3 eggs
- 1/3 cup canola oil
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 tablespoon orange zest
- 1 cup fresh cranberries coarsely chopped
- 1/2 cup finely chopped pecans
For the frosting:
- 1 8 oz. package cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup butter room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- Pinch of salt
- 4 to 4 1/2 cups confectioner' s sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon orange zest
- 1/4 cup finely chopped pecans
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour 3 9-inch round cake pans.
- In a large bowl combine the cake mix, milk, eggs, oil, sour cream and orange zest. Beat on medium speed with an electric mixer for 2 minutes.
- Carefully fold in cranberries and pecans.
- Dived batter evenly between the prepared pans. Bake for about 20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in pans for 10 minutes before turning onto wire racks to cool completely.
- Meanwhile, prepare the frosting. In a large bowl, beat cream cheese, butter, vanilla and salt until smooth. Stir in the orange zest.
- Gradually add the confectioner 's sugar until frosting reaches desired consistency. Stir in the pecans.
- Frost between the cake layers as well as the top and sides. Garnish with fresh cranberries or additional chopped nuts, if desired.
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Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 645kcal | Carbohydrates: 83g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 35g | Saturated Fat: 15g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 17g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 107mg | Sodium: 210mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 79g