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Cranberry cake with Maple sauce

Yields1 ServingPreparation40 minsCooking35 minsTotal1 hr 15 mins

A delicious cranberry cake topped with a creamy maple sauce.

Cranberry Cake with Maple Sauce

Cake
 ¼ cup (60 g) butter at room temperature
 1 cup (200 g) sugar
  1 egg
 1 teaspoon (5 ml ) pure vanilla extract
 2 cups (250 g) sifted pastry flour
 2 teaspoons (10 ml) baking powder
 ½ teaspoon (2 ml) salt
 1 cup (250 ml) milk
 2 cups (200 g) cranberries
Maple Sauce
 ¾ cup (175 ml) maple syrup
 ¾ cup (175 ml) cream
 ½ cup (115 g) butter
The Cake
1

Set the rack in the center of the oven. Preheat oven to 350 ° F (180 ° C)

2

Butter a 9-inch square baking pan. Cover the bottom with a sheet of parchment paper.

3

In a large bowl, cream the butter. Add sugar and beat 2 Minutes. Add the egg and vanilla and beat 1 Minutes.

4

In another bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt. Add one-third of the dry ingredients and half of the milk to the egg mixture.

5

Add the second third of the flour and the remaining milk. Beat until smooth. Stir in remaining dry ingredients and beat until smooth, no more. Stir in the cranberries.

6

Pour the batter into the pan. Bake for 30 to 40 minutes . Let stand 5 Minutes before unmolding on a rack. Let cool.

Maple sauce
7

In a medium saucepan, bring all ingredients to a boil stirring constantly. Reduce heat and simmer 5 Minutes. Top each portion of cake with 3 tbsp. hot sauce.