Mini Cranberry Orange Cake Recipe
By Ann
This festive holiday dessert recipe is so easy to make! Only you will know the base is a boxed cake mix; your friends and family will marvel at your creativity while devouring these delicious Mini Cranberry Orange Cakes.
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 25 Minutes
Total Time: 45 Minutes
Ingredients:
● 1 box Vanilla Cake Mix
● 1¼ cup Water
● 1/3 cup Vegetable Oil
● 3 Whole Eggs
● ½ cup Fresh Cranberries, chopped
● 1 cup Fresh Cranberries, whole, divided
● Zest of 1 Orange
● 2 cups Vanilla Frosting prepared (homemade or store bought (16oz can))
● 1 drop Red Food Coloring
● ¼ cup Cranberry Juice
Directions:
● Preheat oven to 350°.
● Grease (or spray with a nonstick spray) 8 mini bundt pans.
● Using a stand mixer, combine vanilla cake mix, water, oil and eggs. Beat well.
● Add in ½ cup chopped cranberries, ½ cup whole cranberries and orange zest; combine by hand.
● Divide batter evenly among your prepared mini bundt pans.
● Bake in a preheated 350° oven for 25 minutes or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.
● Cool completely.
● While cakes are cooling, combine frosting and cranberry juice together.
● When well combined, add the food coloring; mix well.
● When cakes are cooled, place wide side down on serving dishes and spoon the frosting glaze over the top of the mini bundt cake so that it slowly drips down the cake. Garnish with a few fresh whole cranberries in the center.
● Makes 8 Mini Cranberry Orange Cakes
Mini Cranberry Orange Cake Recipe Ingredients:
● 1 box Vanilla Cake Mix
● 1¼ cup Water
● 1/3 cup Vegetable Oil
● 3 Whole Eggs
● ½ cup Fresh Cranberries, chopped
● 1 cup Fresh Cranberries, whole, divided
● Zest of 1 Orange
● 2 cups Vanilla Frosting prepared (homemade or store bought (16oz can))
● 1 drop Red Food Coloring
● ¼ cup Cranberry Juice
Mini Cranberry Orange Cake Recipe Mise en Place:
● Measuring Cup
● Measuring Spoons
● Large Bowl
● Spatula
● Stand Mixer
● 8 Mini Bundt Pans
Mini Cranberry Orange Cake Recipe Directions:
● Preheat oven to 350°.
● Grease (or spray with a nonstick spray) 8 mini bundt pans.
● Using a stand mixer, combine vanilla cake mix, water, oil and eggs. Beat well.
● Add in ½ cup chopped cranberries, ½ cup whole cranberries and orange zest; combine by hand.
● Divide batter evenly among your prepared mini bundt pans.
● Bake in a preheated 350° oven for 25 minutes or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.
● Cool completely.
● While cakes are cooling, combine frosting and cranberry juice together.
● When well combined, add the food coloring; mix well.
● When cakes are cooled, place wide side down on serving dishes and spoon the frosting glaze over the top of the mini bundt cake so that it slowly drips down the cake. Garnish with a few fresh whole cranberries in the center.
● Makes 8 Mini Cranberry Orange Cakes
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Kim @ The Baking ChocolaTess says
How cute are these? I love the colors and the flavor combinations! <3 Pinning for later Ann! I might have to give these a try!