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Easy Christmas Cranberry Cake (With Cake Mix)
Quick and easy Christmas cranberry cake recipe with cake mix, homemade with simple ingredients. This layer cake is loaded with cream cheese frosting, orange zest, fresh cranberries, candied nuts and shredded coconut.
👥 9 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 1h 10m⏳ Prep: 10 min🔥 Cook: 40 min👤 Abeer Rizvi📖 cakewhiz
🥘 Ingredients
Check off ingredients as you prepare them:
🍳 Cookware
- bowl
- wooden spoon
- pan
📝 Preparation Steps
1
In a deep bowl, add eggs, milk, water, oil, orange zest and mix until smooth.
Eggs (Large)3Milk (Whole or 2%)1 cupOrange zest1 tbsp
2
Add cake mix and mix until just combined.
3
In a separate bowl, add flour and cranberries. Mix them with a spoon until the cranberries and fully coated.
Fresh cranberries (Washed, Patted dry)1 cupcup Fresh cranberries (For decoration)1/2
4
Dump these "floured cranberries" into your cake batter. Gently fold them into your cake mixture with a wooden spoon.
Fresh cranberries (Washed, Patted dry)1 cupcup Fresh cranberries (For decoration)1/2
5
Pour this batter into two floured/greased round cake pans (Dimensions: 8x2).
6
Bake at 350 degrees F for ⏱️ 35-40 minutes or until an inserted toothpick in the center comes out clean.
7
Allow these cakes to cool completely.
8
Place one cake on a cake stand. Spread frosting on top. Place the other cake on top of the frosting and press gently to stick everything together.
9
Ice the entire cake in frosting and cover it in shredded coconut.
Shredded coconut (For covering the whole cake)2 cups
10
Top it off with some fresh cranberries, candied nuts, mini chocolate chips (optional), gold and silver edible pearls.
Fresh cranberries (Washed, Patted dry)1 cupcup Fresh cranberries (For decoration)1/2Mini chocolate chips (Optional, For decorating)2 tbsp
11
Slice and enjoy!
Nutrition Facts
calories
742 kcal
fat Content
40 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
2 g
sugar Content
86 g
sodium Content
332 mg
protein Content
4 g
cholesterol Content
57 mg
carbohydrate Content
94 g
saturated Fat Content
13 g
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