{"id":46609,"date":"2022-11-22T13:53:26","date_gmt":"2022-11-22T20:53:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sugarhero.com\/?p=46609"},"modified":"2025-06-04T15:44:03","modified_gmt":"2025-06-04T22:44:03","slug":"cranberry-sauce-cake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sugarhero.com\/cranberry-sauce-cake\/","title":{"rendered":"Cranberry Sauce Cake"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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This Cranberry Sauce Cake is an easy holiday cake recipe. It features two orange-scented cake layers and cranberry orange sauce filling, for the perfect combination of sweet-tart flavors. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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🎀 The Easiest Holiday Cake You’ll Ever Make<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Looking to do something different for your Thanksgiving<\/a> or Christmas<\/a> dessert this year? Skip the pie recipes<\/a> and make this delicious Cranberry Sauce Cake instead! It’s easy to make, comes together quickly, and it keeps well, so you can make it several days in advance and minimize your holiday baking stress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Logistics aside, this cake will win you over with its taste and texture. The cake is tender, with a crackling sugar crust on top, and a tart-and-tangy filling that goes perfectly with the citrusy sugar cookie flavor of the cake layers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Sugar Cookie? Or Cake?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Although I call this a “cake,” the cake layers more closely resemble a sugar cookie<\/a> (which is a plus in my book!). It starts with a thick dough that is chilled, rolled out, and pressed into a cake pan. A generous layer of cranberry sauce<\/a> in the middle keeps the cake moist for days<\/em>, and balances out the cake’s sweetness with a bracing tart flavor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This cake is charming in its simplicity, and it’s a refreshing change from some of the heavier, more indulgent holiday cake recipes<\/a>. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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More Holiday Desserts<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I made a version of this cake with a raspberry-kumquat layer<\/a> before, and it was equally delicious! Don’t be afraid to play around with the filling! Any thick, fruity filling or jam would be delicious. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are a few other unconventional holiday favorites I think you’ll love: Dulce de Leche Pumpkin Pie<\/a>, Persimmon Almond Rosette Tarts<\/a>, and Chocolate Raspberry Almond Truffle Tarts.<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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