Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup butter, room temperature
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 egg, room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/2-1 cup homemade cranberry orange sauce*
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
- Coarse sugar, for the top
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9-inch square baking pan (or something similar) with butter or coat with non-stick spray.
Cream butter (with orange zest, if using) and sugar until light and fluffy.
Add the egg and vanilla and beat until combined.
In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt, and nutmeg.
Add the flour mixture to the batter a little at a time, alternating with the buttermilk. (It would be at this point that you would add the fresh cranberries.)
Spread the batter into pan, then dollop on the cranberry sauce. Swirl the sauce into the cake batter with a knife.
Sprinkle the cake with coarse sugar.
Bake for 40-50 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean.
Let cool at least 15 minutes before serving.
*You can certainly use store-bought sauce or even fresh or frozen cranberries (1/2-1 cup), but also be sure to add some orange zest too! read more words!
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