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This white chocolate cranberry cake features white cake smeared with cranberries and luscious cream cheese frosting. Great for the holidays!

White Chocolate Cranberry Cake on a serving tray

I really wanted to post a cake before Christmas that you all can be excited about. I had a few cakes in mind, like dark chocolate cakes, but this one kept on coming to my mind. I think a cranberry cake is only appropriate before the Holidays and I am excited for all of you to try this one.

I love the combination of cranberry and white chocolate. If you like moist cakes, I would suggest soaking the sponge cakes with some cranberry juice. This cake is better when it sits overnight.

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White Chocolate Cranberry Cake on a serving tray

White Chocolate Cranberry Cake

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Servings
14 Servings
Prep Time 50 mins
Cook Time 1 hr
Total Time 1 hr 50 mins
This super moist white chocolate cranberry cake features moist sponge cake alternated with cake cream & tangy cranberry sauce. A perfect holiday dessert!

Ingredients

White Chocolate Cranberry Cake

Cranberry Spread

White Chocolate Cranberry Cake Cream

Instructions

Sponge Cake

  • Whip the eggs for about 2 minutes.
    3 bowls one with sugar, one with eggs and one with flour
  • Add in the sugar and keep beating the eggs until soft peaks form.
    Sugar being poured into the KitchenAid mixer with the eggs
  • In small portions, mix the flour into the egg mixture. Be extra careful not to over mix the batter.
    Flour being added into the mixing bowl with the egg mixture
  • Divide the batter into two 9 or 11-inch round baking pans. Bake at 350°F for about 20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out of the center of the cake clean.
    cake layer on a cutting board
  • Split each cake piece horizontally into 2 pieces, creating a total of 4 slices.
    Cake layers cut in half and a bowl of cranberry sauce besides the cake

Cranberry Sauce

  • Combine the cranberries with sugar and lemon juice in a sauce pan. Bring it to a simmer and let it cook for about 10 minutes. Remove it from the heat and let it cool to room temperature.
    lemon juice, cranberries and sugar in a pot
  • Spread the cranberry sauce onto each cake piece.
    Cranberry sauce spread on the cake layers

White Chocolate Cranberry Cake Cream

  • Allow the butter and cream cheese to soften at room temperature. Melt the white chocolate in 30 second increments until it's smooth and allow it to cool to room temperature.
    Ingredients on the table including; heavy whipping cream, 3 sticks of butter, a package of cream cheese, and a measuring cup with white chocolate chips
  • Whip the butter and cream cheese together. Add in the white chocolate and whip to combine. In a separate dish, beat the heavy whipping cream until you get stiff peaks. In small portions, add the whipped cream into the butter and cream cheese mixture.
    White chocolate added into the butter and cream cheese mixture in the mixing bowl

Assemble the Cake

  • Spread an equal amount of cream on each layer of the cake and frost the remainder of the cream all over the outside of the cake.
    Cream being spread on a cake layer with the cranberry sauce
  • To decorate the cake, dip pine needles and a few whole cranberries into water. Shake off the excess water and immediately sprinkle them with a generous amount of sugar. Let them dry for a few minutes and add a bit more sugar. Assemble them on top of the cake. Slice and enjoy!
    White Chocolate Cranberry Cake on a serving tray
Nutrition Facts
White Chocolate Cranberry Cake
Amount Per Serving
Calories 736 Calories from Fat 423
% Daily Value*
Fat 47g72%
Saturated Fat 28g140%
Cholesterol 238mg79%
Sodium 130mg5%
Potassium 191mg5%
Carbohydrates 73g24%
Fiber 2g8%
Sugar 56g62%
Protein 9g18%
Vitamin A 1515IU30%
Vitamin C 4.4mg5%
Calcium 104mg10%
Iron 1.6mg9%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Posted December 22, 2015

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Natalya Drozhzhin

Natalya founded Momsdish to demonstrate that placing a homemade meal on the table is not hard at all. Natalya makes cooking easier and approachable, by simplifying the ingredients, while still producing the same great taste.