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Cranberry Cake with Rum Sauce - Recipe

A slightly tart dessert sweetened with a warm, rich rum sauce served on the top. The whole red cranberries add a festive touch of color to dark molasses cake on the holiday dessert table.
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Cranberry Cake with Rum Sauce Recipe
Directions
  • Preheat oven to 350°F. Prepare a 9 x 13 greased pan.
  • CAKE: Beat egg with sugar until light yellow. Add the molasses and hot water.
  • In separate bowl, blend flour, baking soda, and salt. With an electric mixer, beat the molasses mixture and the dry ingredients together until well blended.
  • Stir in the cranberries and add the rum flavoring.
  • Pour into the greased pan and bake for 35 minutes. The cake will appear moist when done.
  • SAUCE: In a sauce pan, melt the butter, and add cream and sugar.  Stir until blended, and bring to a boil, stirring constantly.
  • Remove from heat and add rum flavoring.
  • Serve sauce warm over the cake.
 
 
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Ingredients
- CAKE:
-1 egg
-1/2 cup sugar
-1/2 cup light molasses
-1/2 cup hot water
-1 1/2 cups flour
-2 teaspoons baking soda
-1/2 teaspoon salt
-1 teaspoon rum flavoring
-1 1/2 cups fresh (or frozen) cranberries
- SAUCE:
-1/2 teaspoon rum flavoring
-1/2 cup butter
-1 cup sugar
-1/2 cup cream (mixed with 1 tsp rum flavoring)