Happy Holidays with this Orange Cranberry Bundt Cake

Orange-Cranberry-Gugelhupf

Today I am introducing a delicious orange cranberry bundt cake. I just love that this bundt cake is so moist, contains real fruit and is just perfect for winter. The batter is fairly easy to prepare and I am sure that you can serve this cake either for Christmas or any kind of get together you have planned in your future. Heck, you may even try it for breakfast!

Orange-Cranberry-GugelhupfSince Christmas is just around the corner, I decided to spice this cake with some traditional Christmas spices, such as cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg and the like. I am sure the cake will also taste without, but seriously, I put quite a bit of effort into making this cake look pretty. I mean, for me the taste of a cake will always overrule its prettiness. Seriously. I don’t understand how people find cakes made with ultra-sweet fondant georgeous. Sure, they may be from the outside, but it really saddens me that you cannot eat fondant. So what’s the deal? Why do people say these cakes are gorgeous if you can’t eat half of them? In this instance I decorated my bundt cake with some oranges, cranberries, and rosemary to make it extra special. So I figured it wouldn’t hurt to also make the batter have some secret ingredient. Hence the spice plus fresh cranberries and orange juice. I can assure you, this cake definitely tastes as good as it looks!

Orange-Cranberry-GugelhupfI decided to also make the glaze with orange juice to really have some flavor. I will also tell you a little trick how to get the cranberries look “frozen” even though they are not. The secret is to brush them and the rosemary sprigs with egg white. Once you did that, you roll them in regular sugar and voilá! So this can be done rather last minute as well. If you don’t have a kitchen torch, you can leave the orange triangles as they are, however, I decided to burn the orange slices with a little sugar. I find it gives this cake a nice rustic look. But as stated, this cakes also tastes great. I at least ate more than one piece as this was so good 😉

Orange-Cranberry-GugelhupfThe bundt cake you see on the pictures was on the smaller side. Below you will find instructions for the regular size bundt cake, which is about 2 liters or 12 cups. The bundt cake you see below is only half the recipe.

Orange Cranberry Bundt Cake

Serves: One bundt cake with 2l/12 cups filling or two smaller ones
Cooking Time: 30min preparation + 50-75min of baking

Ingredients

  • Orange Cranberry Bundt Cake
  • 250 grams of butter at room temperature
  • 170 grams of brown sugar
  • 50 grams of regular sugar
  • Zest of one organic orange
  • 5 eggs, size L
  • 120 grams of sour cream
  • 2 teaspoons of vanilla extract, see here how to make your own
  • 2 1/2 teaspoons of baking powder
  • 375 grams of all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon of cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon of ground nutmeg
  • 1/2 teaspoon of cardamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon of cloves
  • 120 grams/milliliters of milk
  • 60 + 20 milliliters of freshly pressed orange juice
  • 200 grams fresh or frozen cranberries (don't unfreeze)

  • For decoration (optional)
  • Icing sugar
  • Rosmary sprigs
  • Some cranberries
  • Orange slices cut into triangles
  • Egg white
  • Regular sugar
  • 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract, see here how to make your own

Instructions

1

First grease bundt form with oil and then flour. Preheat oven to 180 degrees Celsius.

2

Beat the soft butter with the regular sugar, brown sugar and orange zest. Beat in eggs, one at a time, then add sour cream and vanilla extract. Don't worry, the batter will be thin and looks a bit curdled.

3

Add baking powder, flour and spice, only mix until combined, then mix in milk and 60 milliliters of orange juice. Now the batter should look silky. Fold in cranberries with a spatula. Put batter into prepared form and bake for about 65-70 minutes. If top darkenes too much, cover with aluminium foil. Let cool for about ten minutes on the counter, then first release with a spatula before turning onto a plate.

4

Mix 20 milliliters of orange juice and enough icing sugar to make a thick glaze. Be sure for it to be thick enough so that you can create the drip effect.

5

Slice one orange into small triangles and pat dry. Sprinkle regular sugar on each triangle and immediately burn with a torch. If you don't have one, you can leave the orange triangles as they are.

6

Brush the cranberries and rosemary with egg white and roll in regular sugar. Decorate bundt cake as desired.

Notes

You have egg yolks left? Check out here what you can do with it.

Orange-Cranberry-Gugelhupf

To all of you, happy holidays, enjoy your time with your family and stay sane!

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9 Comments

  • Reply
    Tabea
    Sunday December 23rd, 2018 at 09:27 AM

    Hm, schwierig, aber ich glaube, als allererstes würde ich einen Orangen-Schokoladen-Gugelhupf backen. 🙂

  • Reply
    Simone
    Sunday December 23rd, 2018 at 02:54 PM

    Einen schönen 4. Advent liebe Jenny,

    zu erst dürfte ein Gugelhupf mit Johannisbeeren, weißer Schokoglasur und Pistazien auf der Etagere platz nehmen.

    LG Simone

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    Veronika
    Sunday December 23rd, 2018 at 08:32 PM

    Dieser Gugelhupf ist eine Schau, liebe Jenny! Auf der Etagere würde sich eine Schokotarte mit Beeren hervorragend machen! Also, falls ich gewinne, backe ich die.
    Ich wünsche Dir ein frohes Fest und alles Liebe für 2019
    Veronika

  • Reply
    Miri
    Sunday December 23rd, 2018 at 10:58 PM

    wahrscheinlich würde ich als erstes Blaubeermuffins dafür backen. Die sind schön einfach und lecker. mit 3 kleinen Kindern muss es im Moment möglichst unkompliziert sein.

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    Marina
    Wednesday December 26th, 2018 at 12:18 AM

    Ich würde nach all dem schweren, Süßen, keksigen Leckereien eine frische Zitronentarte backen und darauf servieren.
    Hab ein schönes Weihnachtsfest und einen guten Start ins neue Jahr.
    Liebe Grüße
    Marina

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    priya
    Saturday December 29th, 2018 at 06:45 AM

    looks and sounds delicious!!!!

    • Reply
      Jenny
      Saturday December 29th, 2018 at 08:29 AM

      Thank you so much!

  • Reply
    Sandkorn
    Saturday December 10th, 2022 at 04:12 PM

    Liebe Jenny,
    meine bisher ausprobierten Cranberry-Kuchen-Rezepte blieben alle ohne Back-Wiederholung. Deine Leckerei ändert das jetzt zum Glück! Ich habe die Hälfte der Zutaten in einer kleinen Gugel-Form gebacken, ohne Deko, nur mit einer leichten Glasur versehen.
    Ein wunderbar aromatischer Rührkuchen, der Säure und Süße vortrefflich verbindet. Wir lieben diese gelb-rote Kombination!
    Dank und herzliche Grüße aus Schleswig-Holstein,
    Sandkorn

    • Reply
      Jenny
      Sunday December 11th, 2022 at 02:21 PM

      Ach, das ist ja total lieb, dass du dich hier meldest, das freut mich natürlich!

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