This white chocolate cranberry cake features white cake smeared with cranberries and luscious cream cheese frosting. Great for the holidays!
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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Recipe
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
- 10 eggs
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 cups sugar
Cranberry Spread
- 12 oz cranberries
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
White Chocolate Cranberry Cake Cream
- 1 1/2 cups unsalted butter softened
- 8 oz cream cheese softened
- 2 cups white chocolate
- 2 cups heavy whipping cream extra cold
Instructions
Sponge Cake
- Whip the eggs for about 2 minutes.
- Add in the sugar and keep beating the eggs until soft peaks form.
- In small portions, mix the flour into the egg mixture. Be extra careful not to over mix the batter.
- 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.
- Split each cake piece horizontally into 2 pieces, creating a total of 4 slices.
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.
- Spread the cranberry sauce onto each cake piece.
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.
- 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.
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.
- 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!
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.
Wow, does this cake ever look lovely? I’m definitely not a good cake maker. This cake is definitely delicious and perfect for Christmas... Definitely can see it making an appearance on my table. Thanks for the recipe!
Mercer Lynda
I hope you love the recipe and that it turns out perfect. Please let me know how it goes when you make it!
Is it really just eggs, flour, and sugar in the cake? Seems too simple to be true! Is it moist and flavorful?
This is how I make a sponge cake in all of my cake recipes. We love them and I have been receiving great feedback. This cake is great because it has cranberry sauce and white chocolate, it really is incredible.
Did you find the pine needles outside or did you buy them?
I used some from the tree outside 🙂
Would this recipe work with white bark coating instead of white chocolate?
Thank you
Yes, it would work great!
Is there any way to either omit the butter or use a different cream without butter? I'd still like to incorporate the white chocolate but I do not enjoy cream with that much butter in it.
Yes, you add more cream cheese and whipping cream, it's all up to you on how much of each you want to add
This is my version of the cake 🙂
I omitted the butter & it came out fine.
That's awesome! Thanks for sharing a photo.
The cake was delicious. Everyone loved it. The sour cranberries offset the sweetness of the cream really well. I moistened the cake with cranberry juice & it was so good. Great cake for the winter.
Thank you for sharing the feedback 🙂
So pretty! I love the sugared cranberries on top. Good job 🙂
Thank you Dear!!
Where do you incorporate 2 cups of sugar and where do you incorporate the 1 cup of sugar?
Ops!!! Two cups in cake sponge and one cup in a cranberry sauce 😉
Thank you 🙂