Cranberry Crumble
Fresh cranberries and tart apples combine with sweet dried apricots in a moist buttermilk cake that’s perfect for fall and winter holidays.
This cake does double duty as breakfast and as dessert. Have it on hand for drop-in guests.
Ingredients
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Filling:
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1/2 cup dried apricots, chopped
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1/2 cup boiling water
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1 (12-ounce) bag fresh cranberries
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1 firm, ripe pear, cored and sliced
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1 Granny Smith apple, cored and sliced
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1/4 cup sugar
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Cake:
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Cooking spray
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1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
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1 cup sugar
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1/2 cup cold butter, cut into small pieces
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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1 egg
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1/2 teaspoon baking soda
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2/3 cup buttermilk
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1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
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Streusel:
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3/4 teaspoon cinnamon
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1/3 teaspoon ground nutmeg
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2 tablespoons brown sugar
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2 tablespoons old-fashioned oats
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1 tablespoon water
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1/2 cup chopped walnuts or pecans
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F. Spray a 13-by-9-inch baking pan with cooking spray.
- To prepare filling, combine dried apricots and water in a small bowl; let stand 30 minutes. Combine remaining filling ingredients in a large bowl. Add apricots and soaking liquid; mix well. Spoon into prepared pan.
- To prepare cake, combine flour, sugar, butter and salt in a food processor. Pulse until crumbly. Set aside 1 cup for streusel topping.
- Add egg to flour mixture in food processor. Dissolve baking soda in buttermilk, stir well, and add to flour mixture. Add vanilla. Pulse to make a cake batter. Pour over cranberry mixture in pan.
- To prepare streusel, add streusel ingredients to reserved flour mixture. Toss well. Sprinkle over cake batter and bake 40 to 45 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack.
Recipe by Crescent Dragonwagon
Nutritional Info (per serving)
- Calories 310
- Fat 12g
- Saturated Fat 5g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 2.5g
- Monounsaturated Fat 3g
- Cholesterol 35mg
- Sodium 240mg
- Potassium 200mg
- Carbohydrates 48g
- Fiber 4g
- Sugars 30g
- Protein 5g
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