Cranberry Swirl Cake Recipes

CRANBERRY SWIRL COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add 1 egg at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in almond extract. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add the creamed mixture alternately with sour cream, beating well after each addition., Sprinkle the walnuts into a greased 9-in. fluted tube pan. Spread one third of the batter over nuts; top with half the cranberry sauce. Repeat layers, ending with the final third of batter., Bake at 350° for 50-55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely. Combine glaze ingredients; drizzle over coffee cake.

CRANBERRY SWIRL COFFEECAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour one 9 inch tube pan.
• Cream butter or margarine adding sugar gradually. Add eggs one at time. Beating with an electric mixture on medium speed.
• Mix together flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. With electric beaters on low speed add flour mixture alternately with sour cream to butter mixture, ending with flour mix (do not overbeat). Stir in 1 teaspoon of almond extract.
• Put a layer of half the batter in the pan the bottom of the pan, than a layer of whole cranberry sauce (1/2 the can). Repeat once more with the remaining batter and cranberry sauce. Sprinkle slivered almonds on top.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 50 minutes. Remove from pan after slightly cooling. Drizzle glaze on top.
• To Make Glaze: Mix together confectioners' sugar, warm water, and 1/2 teaspoon almond extract. Drizzle over top of cake.

CRANBERRY SWIRL CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cream margarine and add sugar gradualy. Add unbeaten eggs, one at a time, and mix. Sift the baking powder, soda, flour and salt together and add to mixture, alternating with sour cream, and ending with dry ingredients. Stir in almond flavoring. Grease an 8-inch bundt pan. Pour a layer of the batter in the pan, then swirl in some of the cranberry sauce. Add the remaining batter and the rest of the cranberry sauce. Sprinkle with chopped pecans and bake for 55 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes in pan and then turn out onto a wire rack. Drizzle with topping.
• For topping: Mix 3/4 cup powdered sugar, 1/2 teaspoon almond flavoring and the tablespoon of warm water together and drizzle on top and sides of the cake.

CRANBERRY ICE CREAM SWIRL CAKE

Steps:

• In a food processor or blender, process wafers until finely ground. Stir ground wafers together with 1/4 cup melted butter and press into the bottom and partway up the sides of an 8-inch springform pan. Freeze 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in a covered saucepan over medium heat, simmer cranberries, corn syrup, sugar and water for 10 minutes. Transfer mixture to a blender or food processor and puree until smooth. Place in a bowl and chill until cold.
• Spread half the softened ice cream over the frozen crust. Drizzle all but 1/3 cup of the cold cranberry mixture over the ice cream. Top with remaining ice cream. Draw a knife through the layers to marble. Freeze 30 minutes, or until firm.
• Spread remaining 1/3 cup cranberry mixture over top of frozen dessert and freeze 15 minutes more.
• Meanwhile, chop pistachios finely and place in a small skillet over medium heat with 1 tablespoon butter and salt. Cook, stirring, 1 minute, until fragrant. Set aside to cool.
• In a chilled bowl, whip cream until soft peaks form. Beat in confectioners' sugar and vanilla and whip until stiff peaks form. Fold in cooled pistachios and spread cream over chilled cake. Freeze 30 minutes, then cover tightly with plastic wrap and foil and freeze 4 hours.
• To unmold, wrap a hot, dampened towel around the sides of the pan for 1 to 2 minutes. Then remove the sides of the pan.

CRANBERRY SWIRL COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in almond extract. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add the creamed mixture alternately with sour cream, beating well after each addition.
• Sprinkle the walnuts into a greased 10-in. fluted tube pan. Spread half of the batter over nuts; top with half of the cranberry sauce. Repeat layers.
• Bake at 350° for 50-55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely. Combine glaze ingredients; drizzle over coffee cake. Yield: 12-16 servings.

CRANBERRY SWIRL CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Wrap exterior of a 9-inch springform pan (including bottom) in a double layer of foil.
• Pulse graham crackers in a food processor until finely ground. Add butter and 2 tablespoons sugar; pulse until mixture has the texture of wet sand. Press firmly into bottom of prepared pan. Bake until set and darkened slightly, 10 to 12 minutes. Transfer pan to a wire rack; let cool completely.
• Reduce oven temperature to 325 degrees. In the bowl of a mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat cream cheese on medium speed until light and fluffy, 2 to 3 minutes. Add remaining 1 1/4 cups sugar in a slow, steady stream. Beat in salt and vanilla. Add eggs, one at a time, beating until just combined after each addition and scraping down sides of bowl as needed (do not overmix). Place springform pan in a large, shallow roasting pan. Pour filling into crust.
• Dollop cranberry sauce, 1 teaspoon at a time, over filling; swirl sauce into filling with a skewer or toothpick.
• Transfer roasting pan to oven. Carefully pour enough boiling water into roasting pan to come halfway up sides of springform pan. Bake until cake is set but still slightly wobbly in center, about 1 hour, 15 minutes.
• Carefully transfer springform pan to a wire rack; let cool completely. Refrigerate, uncovered, 6 hours, or loosely covered, up to 1 day. Before unmolding and slicing, run a knife around edge of cake.

COFFEE CAKE WITH CRANBERRY SWIRL

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• (Decrease the temperature by 25 degrees if using dark pan).
• Grease and flour a 9 or 10 inch tube pan. Tap out the excess flour.
• Cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
• Beat in the eggs just until well blended.
• Mix together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
• Lower the mixer speed, and add the flour mixture alternately with the sour cream or yogurt until just blended. DO NOT OVERMIX!
• Stir in the almond extract and mix only until just combined.
• Pour 1/3 of the batter into the pan.
• Swirl 1/2 of the cranberry sauce into the batter.
• Add another 1/3 of the batter, then swirl in the remaining cranberry sauce. Top with remaining batter.
• Bake about 55 minutes or until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• Let cool in pan on wire rack about 10 minutes. Cut around edge of the cake to loosen, then turn out and let cool completely on wire rack.