Cranberry Cake Encore!

Let me begin this post with sharing the first few conversations I had this morning as I walked into work…

Conversation 1

Nurse: Hey! I heard about your cake!

Me: What cake?

Nurse: Some Cranberry Cake??… Girl I heard it was good!

Me: Oh, Right! It was a cranberry upside down cake… yeah everybody seemed to like it.

Nurse: Yeah! So are you going to make it again?

Me: Maybe!

Conversation 2… 30 seconds later…

HouseKeeper: Krystal (she calls me that!) I heard your cake was gooood!

Me: They cranberry one?

HouseKeeper: Yeah, that one!

Me: That’s what I’ve heard too! Guess I’ll have to make it again.

Conversation 3… 5 seconds later…

Tech: Kristy you’re cake was gooood!

Me: I’m so glad you liked it!

Tech: Thanks for saving me that last piece!

Me: No Problem! It was gobbled up pretty fast!

Conversation 4… a few minutes later…

My Boss: Kristy I heard about your cake!

Me: Really? Ha.. the entire unit has apparently been talking about it!

My Boss: Yes, yes the Cranberry one. It sounds so good! I think I’ll sign you up to bring that in next week for the Holiday Pot Luck.

Me: Oh it was good! And, I’ve beat you to the punch… I’ve already signed up to bring that cake!

My Boss: Oh great! I really want to try it! And, could you bring me the recipe?

Me: For sure!

Someone has been spreading rumors about my cakes! (Good thing they are all good rumors!) What a wonderful greeting I received this morning about a cake I made a week ago… yes a week ago and people are still talking about it… and yes it was delightful! It was Cranberry Upside Down Cake which was featured in the November Issue of Cooking Light! I wish I could say the pic to the left is my own, but its not… although my cake looked just a beautiful, the pic on my phone just would not do it justice… so this is the photo from Cooking Light.

This cake was easy to make. I ended up by making it twice in one night– because I dropped the first one in the oven– it was horrible— I was in tears out of seeing my cake in a big old mess, while my boyfriend was in tears from laughing so hard… Anyways, good thing I made it in a cinch. It was 3 simple steps— 1. make the brown sugar cranberry topping, 2. make the batter and 3. bake…. so check out the recipe by clicking here and bake it for yourself!

On to the taste… Amazing! The cake it self was super light, fluffy and sweet which so nicely complimented the tart sweetness of the cranberries. I think the only thing I will do differently next time around is make some sweet whipped cream to top the cake with. I love things extra sweet and I think the whipped cream would have added that extra yummy-ness I was seeking. This beauty of a dessert is really perfect for the holiday season and I highly, highly recommend giving it a try… clearly it’s a crowd pleaser!

Happy Baking!

-Kristy

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