Cranberry Molasses Cake with Sweet Butter Sauce
Updated Oct 13, 2017
This classic cranberry molasses cake, served warm with sweet butter sauce and a scoop of vanilla ice cream, is an extra-special treat for a holiday or really any night of the week.
Cranberry Molasses Cake with Sweet Butter Sauce
- Prep Time 20 min
- Total 1 hr 25 min
- Servings 20
- Ingredients 11
Ingredients
Cake
- 2 eggs
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 3/4 cup molasses
- 3/4 cup water
- 2 1/4 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 1/4 cups fresh or frozen (thawed) cranberries
Sweet Butter Sauce
- 3/4 cup butter
- 3/4 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
Make With
Gold Medal Flour
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 350°F. Spray bottom and sides of 13x9-inch pan with cooking spray.
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Step2In large bowl, beat eggs, 3/4 cup sugar, the molasses and water with whisk. In medium bowl, mix flour, salt and baking soda. Stir flour mixture into liquid mixture just until moistened; fold in cranberries. Pour mixture in pan.
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Step3Bake 37 to 42 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 20 minutes.
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Step4In 2-quart saucepan, heat Sweet Butter Sauce ingredients to simmering over medium heat, stirring constantly, until slightly thickened and sugar is dissolved.
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Step5Spray edge of sharp knife with cooking spray; cut warm cake into 5 rows by 4 rows. Serve cake with warm butter sauce.
Nutrition
280
Calories
10g
Total Fat
2g
Protein
44g
Total Carbohydrate
30g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 280
- Calories from Fat
- 90
- Total Fat
- 10g
- 16%
- Saturated Fat
- 6g
- 31%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 45mg
- 16%
- Sodium
- 210mg
- 9%
- Potassium
- 230mg
- 6%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 44g
- 15%
- Dietary Fiber
- 1g
- 3%
- Sugars
- 30g
- Protein
- 2g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 6%
- 6%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 4%
- 4%
- Iron
- 8%
- 8%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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