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Monday, October 10, 2011

Cranberry Almond Coffee Cake



From the kitchen of One Perfect Bite...This is a lovely cake to serve for brunch or a holiday breakfast. It's really easy to prepare, but the ingredients needed to make it may require advance planning. Almond paste and fresh, or frozen, cranberries are among the items you'll need to have on hand. If almond paste is not available in your stores, you can find a recipe for a home made version here. Hopefully, you have a stash of cranberries in your freezer. I make it a point to freeze several bags each season so we can enjoy cranberry desserts throughout the year. In a pinch, frozen raspberries can be used as a substitute. The cake has a very stiff batter and any berry you use has to be able to stand up to the folding process. Freezing helps if you are not using cranberries. The almond paste gives this cake wonderful flavor and it is the perfect foil for the tart cranberries. This is not a sweet cake, but those of you who like European-style cakes and pastries will really enjoy it. I hope you will try it. Here's the recipe.

Cranberry Almond Coffee Cake...from the kitchen of One Perfect Bite courtesy of Anne Keenan

Ingredients:
1/2 cup almond paste
6 tablespoons butter, softened
1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar, divided
3 eggs
1-1/3 cups all-purpose flour, divided
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon almond extract
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
2-1/4 cups fresh or frozen cranberries

Directions:
1) Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Grease a 8-inch square pan.
2) Cream almond paste, butter and 1/2 cup sugar until fluffy in a medium bowl. Add two eggs, beating well after each addition.
3) Combine 1 cup flour and baking powder. Add to creamed mixture. Beat in remaining egg and flour. Stir in extracts. Gently fold in cranberries.
4) Spread batter evenly into prepared pan. Sprinkle with remaining sugar. Bake for 35-45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted near center of cake comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack. Yield: 9 servings.







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26 comments:

  1. mia xaraOctober 10, 2011 at 12:34 AM

    My goodness,almonds and cranberries,my favorite combination!Looks fabulous!!

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  2. JeannieOctober 10, 2011 at 1:41 AM

    It is a very beautiful cake, I love the design created by the addition of cranberries:)

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  3. MarthaOctober 10, 2011 at 2:28 AM

    This sounds lovely and I do the same -- alas, my stash is low but I think I have one more bag and may make this this week.

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  4. MissCakeBakerOctober 10, 2011 at 3:27 AM

    This would be so lovely for a brunch.

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  5. Banana WonderOctober 10, 2011 at 3:51 AM

    yuuhum! i want this. i want this badly.

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  6. CheahOctober 10, 2011 at 5:03 AM

    This cake is so lovely, just can't stop admiring the colours.

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  7. Priya SureshOctober 10, 2011 at 5:37 AM

    Cake looks absolutely divine and beautiful..

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  8. Couscous & ConsciousnessOctober 10, 2011 at 5:42 AM

    This is totally my kind of cake - can't wait to try it. Think I would also love it with raspberries, possbily some chunks of white chocolate too.
    Sue :-)

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  9. KatarinaOctober 10, 2011 at 6:29 AM

    This looks so delicious!

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  10. Valerie Harrison (bellini)October 10, 2011 at 7:51 AM

    It's definietly a good idea to buy cranberries during the holidays and freeze them. They are next to impossible to find outside of the holiday seasons.

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  11. KimOctober 10, 2011 at 8:15 AM

    This cake, all in season, is definitly for me.

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  12. UnknownOctober 10, 2011 at 8:44 AM

    Love cranberries and almonds together! And make them into a cake and... well.. you will never get rid of me!

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  13. From the KitchenOctober 10, 2011 at 8:48 AM

    A very nice combination! I'm awaiting cranberries in the supermarket--maybe next trip.

    Best,
    Bonnie

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  14. Red Nomad OZOctober 10, 2011 at 8:56 AM

    As always, your photo leaves me drooling ... then I read the recipe! Damn that gene that means I can perfectly imagine what that ingredient combination tastes like!!!

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  15. UnknownOctober 10, 2011 at 9:14 AM

    Sounds amazingly delicious and perfect for the holidays!

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  16. ClintOctober 10, 2011 at 9:43 AM

    Nice. Very nice.

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  17. That GirlOctober 10, 2011 at 4:34 PM

    I definitely need to start freezing cranberries.

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  18. Chiara October 10, 2011 at 4:39 PM

    can't wait to try it Mary ! I love these kind of cake, thanks for sharing..have a great week....

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  19. teresaOctober 10, 2011 at 5:54 PM

    oh this is gorgeous! i love that you use almond paste!

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  20. JoanneOctober 10, 2011 at 8:12 PM

    I'm a cranberry hoarder also! Can't wait to try this!

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  21. AmaliaOctober 10, 2011 at 8:30 PM

    What a beautiful and bright cake. It looks gorgeous! I'll have to freeze extra cranberries this season too. Thanks for the great recipe and tips, looking forward to your next one! :)

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  22. RyanOctober 10, 2011 at 11:12 PM

    This is such a beautiful cake! I have a few bags in the freezer too and always like to find new uses for them. This sounds delicious!

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  23. Silver StrandsOctober 11, 2011 at 12:12 AM

    That is absolutely beautiful!!! And I'm sure it's so yummy that it wouldn't last long enough in this house to enjoy it's beauty :)

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  24. Harika baratamOctober 11, 2011 at 4:51 PM

    I am just tempting with u r recipes canmnot wait to taste it.

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  25. GLENDA CHILDERSOctober 11, 2011 at 8:40 PM

    I have never purchased almond paste before. I see it is time I did.

    Fondly,
    Glenda

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  26. tender b.October 16, 2011 at 5:21 PM

    I still have cranberries I've saved waiting for a nice baked good. Coffee cake fits the bill.

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