Cranberry Pecan Cake This Cranberry Pecan Cake comes together easily for a quick holiday or seasonal dessert! It makes a great neighbor gift, too! I am so excited to have Jamie from Love Bakes Good Cakes here for our Bake Craft Sew series. Jamie has some serious goodness on her blog. Her recipes are amazing and her photos beautiful. Please pay her a visit and check out all the yummy recipes! Hey, y’all! I’m Jamie from Love Bakes Good Cakes and I’m excited to be joining Leigh Anne for this year’s Bake Craft Sew 2016! I love to share delicious and simple family-friendly dishes, with everything from healthier dishes to over-the-top desserts! As a homeschooling mom with four kiddos still at home, I know how important dinner time is and how hectic it can be juggling life while getting everyone fed! I joined Leigh Anne last year with these Chocolate Chip Hazelnut Shortbread Cookies recipe. I debating on whether to share another cookie idea this year, but my kiddos convinced me that they wanted to make this Cranberry Pecan Cake instead. Back when we lived in the Midwest, we had a lovely elderly neighbor named Ms. Corky. Let me tell you, she was quite the character! Not only did she attend the same church as us, but in many ways, she became a surrogate grandma to the kids and me. It seemed like she was always baking up something good to eat and I am thankful that she shared many of her recipes with me – including this Cranberry Pecan Cake! Other than being ridiculously quick to whip together and delicious, I also love that this cake lends to being easy to customize! Sometimes, I like to add some orange zest to the batter to really make the flavor pop. I’ve even swapped out the dried cranberries for dried blueberries with equally tasty results! One of my family’s favorite things about this time of the year is that it’s finally cool enough to bake in Phoenix … and we love to bake lots of yummy treats! Although we enjoy it for dessert during the holiday season, we also like to give these Cranberry Pecan Cakes to our friends and neighbors for gifts! Wrapped in a pretty bow, it’s a simple gift idea! I hope you enjoy this as much as we do! < Cranberry Pecan Cake Print Prep time 10 mins Cook time 50 mins Total time 1 hour Author: Jamie Sherman Serves: 9 servings Ingredients ⅔ cup butter, softened 1 cup sugar 3 eggs 1-1/2 tsp. vanilla extract 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 tsp. baking powder ¾ tsp. baking soda ½ tsp. salt 1 cup (8 oz.) sour cream ¾ cup dried cranberries, chopped ⅓ cup chopped pecans Powdered sugar, for dusting Instructions Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour an 8-inch square baking pan and set aside. In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter and sugar. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in the vanilla. Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt; add to the creamed mixture alternately with the sour cream. Fold in the cranberries and pecans. Pour into prepared pan. Bake for 45-50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before turning out onto a wire rack to cool completely. Just before serving, dust with powdered sugar. 3.5.3217 Other Posts You May Enjoy: Old-Fashioned Cream Cheese Pound Cake Texas Sheet Cake For Two Author information Leigh Anne Hi – I’m Leigh Anne! I have been a homebased mom for 30 years since my first baby boy was born! I love working with women and helping to inspire them to achieve their goals and dreams while still maintaining motherhood and family as their number one priority. I blog about everything I enjoy – creating treats and meals in my kitchen, spending time in my garden, entertaining and party planning, reading, self improvement and tips and ideas on style and fashion. | Facebook | Google+ | Pinterest | Continue reading Cranberry Pecan Cake. This post is from your homebased mom. If you are not reading it from our feed, it has been STOLEN. Please contact Leigh Anne to let us know. Enjoy the posts.