🍒 Cranberry Loaf Cake
🛒 Ingredients (1 standard loaf)
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1½ cups (190 g) all-purpose flour
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1 teaspoon baking powder
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½ teaspoon baking soda
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¼ teaspoon salt
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½ cup (115 g) unsalted butter, softened
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¾ cup (150 g) sugar
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2 large eggs
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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½ cup (120 ml) milk or buttermilk
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1½ cups fresh or frozen cranberries (do not thaw if frozen)
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Zest of 1 orange (optional but delicious)
🔥 Instructions
1️⃣ Preheat oven
350°F (175°C). Grease and line a 9×5-inch loaf pan.
2️⃣ Mix dry ingredients
Whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
3️⃣ Cream butter & sugar
Beat until light and fluffy (about 2–3 minutes).
4️⃣ Add eggs & vanilla
Mix in eggs one at a time, then vanilla.
5️⃣ Combine
Add dry ingredients alternately with milk, starting and ending with flour.
Fold in cranberries (and orange zest if using).
6️⃣ Bake
Pour into pan and bake 50–60 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean.
7️⃣ Cool
Let cool 10–15 minutes in pan, then transfer to a rack.
✨ Optional Orange Glaze
Mix:
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½ cup powdered sugar
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1–2 tablespoons orange juice
Drizzle over cooled loaf.
🌟 Tips
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Toss cranberries in 1 tablespoon flour before folding in (prevents sinking).
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For sweeter flavor, sprinkle 1 tablespoon sugar on top before baking.
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Store covered at room temp 2 days, or refrigerate up to 5.
If you’d like, I can also give you a Starbucks-style cranberry orange loaf version or a healthier whole-wheat version.