Cranberry Orange Christmas Cake

Ingredients:

• 3 eggs
• 2 cups sugar
• 3/4 cup butter softened
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 cups all-purpose flour see note below for gluten-free alternative
• 12 oz fresh cranberries

(orange glaze)

•  2-3 TBS soft Butter
•  1/2 orange zest
•  1/2 orange juiced
•  1/8-1/4 cup powdered sugar.

Directions:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. With a mixer, beat the eggs with the sugar until slightly thickened and light in color, about 5-7 minutes. The mixture should almost double in size. The eggs work as your leavening agent in this recipe, so do not skip this step. This mixture should form a ribbon when you lift the beaters out of the bowl. Add the butter and vanilla; mix two more minutes. Stir in the flour until just combined. Add the cranberries and stir to mix throughout.

• Spread in a buttered 9x13 pan.  Bake for 40-50 minutes, or until very lightly browned and a toothpick inserted near the center of the cake comes out clean. Let cool completely before cutting into small slices. Or put them in these fun gift boxes

• (glaze) Mix all ingredients together until it is the thickness of the glaze you want. Pour over top of the bread.

Notes

Gluten Free Substitution: 1 1/4 cup brown rice flour + 1/2 cup potato starch + 1/4 cup tapioca starch + 1 teaspoon xanthan gum may be substituted for the amount of all-purpose flour listed in the ingredients above.

Submitted by: Jenie Rainey from Pinterest

Note - freeze the cranberries to prevent them from sinking to the bottom.