Cape Cod Cranberry Coffee Cake Recipe 435

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a bowl, beat cream cheese, butter, sugar and vanilla until smooth. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition., Combine 2 cups flour, baking powder and salt; gradually add to butter mixture. Mix remaining flour with cranberries and nuts; fold into batter. Batter will be very thick. Spoon into a greased 10-in. fluted tube pan. , Bake for 65-70 minutes or until cake tests done. Let stand 5 minutes before removing from the pan. Cool on a wire rack. Before serving, dust with confectioners' sugar.

Steps:

• 1. Prepare a tube pan, grease and dust with flour. Measure dry ingredients. Mix sour cream and almond extract.
• 2. Cream butter, gradually add sugar, cream well. Add eggs, mix well. Sift dry ingredients together,add alternately with sour cream, to the creamed mixture.
• 3. Pour 1/2 the batter into the greased pan. Then spread the cranberry sauce; and finish adding the batter. Sprinkle with the mixture of nuts, sugar, cinnamon.
• 4. Optional: drizzle the warm cake with a mixture of: 1 cup confectioners' sugar, 1/2 tsp. almond extract, and 1 Tbs. hot water.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9-inch square baking pan.
• Combine flour, sugar, and salt in a bowl. Stir in cranberries and walnuts; toss to coat. Stir in butter, eggs, and almond extract. Spread batter into the prepared pan.
• Combine walnuts, brown sugar, butter, and flour for streusel in a small bowl. Crumble streusel on top of cranberry mixture.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 45 minutes. Serve warm or cold.