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Cranberry Cravings Cake

Cranberry Cravings Cake Description
A recipe for Cranberry Cravings Cake

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup cream cheese, softened
  • 1/4 cup whole berry cranberry sauce
  • 1/2 cup frozen non-dairy whipped topping, thawed
  • 2 tubs Duncan Hines Creamy Home-Style Cream Cheese Frosting
  • 1 package Duncan Hines Moist Deluxe Classic Yellow Cake Mix
  • 1 cup cranberry juice
  • 1/3 cup frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed
  • 1/3 cup Crisco Pure Vegetable Oil
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1 teaspoon red food coloring
  • Crisco Cooking Spray

Preparation
Hands-On Time: 20 minutes Total Time: 1 1/2 hours

1. In medium size bowl, blend together cream cheese and cranberry sauce. Gently fold whipped topping into cream cheese mixture. Chill until ready to assemble cake.

2. Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease sides and bottom of three 8- inch baking pans with nonstick cooking spray. Flour lightly.

3. Blend dry mix, cranberry juice, orange juice concentrate, vegetable oil, eggs and food coloring in large bowl at low speed until moistened (about 30 seconds). Beat at medium speed for 2 minutes. Pour one-third of batter in each pan. Bake immediately.

4. Bake 20 to 23 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan on wire rack for 15 minutes. Cool completely before assembling.

5. Place one layer on serving platter. Spread with half cream cheese mixture. Top with second layer and remaining cream cheese mixture. Top with remaining layer. Frost top and sides of cake with frosting. Garnish with fresh cranberries, orange twists and orange zest curls, if desired. Refrigerate cake until ready to serve.

Nutrition
no information available

Serves
Makes 12 servings

Variations
no information available

Source Crisco®
Duncan Hines® Cake Mixes
Jif



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