CRANBERRY PECAN POUND CAKE

Staff Reporter

1 year ago

This Cranberry Pound cake is a wonderful cake to make during the holiday season. It’s also really pretty and looks great on a dessert table.

Take a moment and read this great story on Front Porch Life about my Grandmother. Leigh talks about Jellied Cranberry Sauce and The Great Depression.

❤️WHY WE LOVE THIS RECIPE

This cranberry pecan pound cake was an experiment that turned out wonderful. This cake is made with a can of jellied cranberry sauce. I think this cake is better the next day, so you can easily make this one in advance!

🍴KEY INGREDIENTS

all-purpose flour
white granulated sugar
brown sugar
butter, unsalted
eggs
baking soda
ground cinnamon
vanilla extract
can of jellied cranberry sauce
crushed pecans

GLAZE INGREDIENTS

Powdered Sugar
Whipping Cream

SWAPS

You could always use walnuts or leave the nuts out altogether. You could use a rum extract to add a different flavoring. I think you could easily add sweetened coconut to this cake as well for a new flavor and texture.

🍽️HOW TO MAKE

This is an easy pound cake to make and it’s delicious!

COOKING STEPS

Step 1
Preheat oven to 350 and spray a bundt pan. Using a mixer, mix sugar and melted butter together. Add eggs one at a time, and continue mixing.

Step 2
Add in flour, baking soda, cinnamon, vanilla, cranberry sauce and pecans. Mix well. This will be a thick heavy batter.

Step 3
Pour evenly into the pan. My pan was 3/4 full. Bake for one hour or until it tests done. Let the cake cool and add glaze.

⭐TIP

I let the cake cool for 10 minutes in the pan and then remove it. I also spray it really well so it doesn’t stick. I like to use a spray bakers spray it seems to work really well.

RECIPE VARIATIONS

If you have followed our website for any amount of time you know we are a lover of all pound cakes. This Old Fashioned Pound Cake is one that has been in our family for many many years. It has amazing reviews. If you are looking for another holiday cake you may want to try our Pumpkin Pound Cake. It’s very similar to this one but made with a can of pumpkin.

You could also use different frosting on this cake and it would be delicious. Cream cheese frosting would be good!

SERVE THIS WITH

This cake is wonderful for the holiday season so it would be great on a dessert table with this wonderful Southern Jam Cake or this Sweet Chocolate Pie.

❓FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Can I use fresh cranberries?

I really don’t think this is a recipe you can alter. The moisture in the jellied cranberry sauce it an important part of this cake.

Can I make this cranberry pound cake with gluten free flour?

You can always try but I haven’t made it that way. If it’s a flour that works well in baking I see no reason why it wouldn’t work.

Can I make this cake in advance?

Yes, I think it is better the next day, so it can definitely be made in advance.

STORING

I just store this cake in a cool place in a cake container. It seems to work well!

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SERVING SIZE

This cake is about 10 servings depending on how you slice the cake.

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