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Serve warm for brunch...
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CAKE: |
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2 cups |
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dried
cranberries (8 ounces) |
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1 cup |
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apple juice
or apple cider |
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½ cup |
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packed brown
sugar |
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½ cup |
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water |
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One 2-inch |
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piece stick
of cinnamon |
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3 cups |
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all-purpose
flour |
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1 cup |
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granulated
sugar |
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1 cup |
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black or
English walnuts, toasted and ground |
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2 tsp |
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baking
powder |
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1 tsp |
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ground
cinnamon |
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¼ tsp |
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salt |
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4 large |
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eggs |
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1 cup |
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milk |
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1 cup |
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butter,
melted |
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1 tsp |
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vanilla
extract
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STREUSEL TOPPING: |
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2/3 cup |
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all-purpose
flour |
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1/3 cup |
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packed brown
sugar |
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¼ cup |
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granulated
sugar |
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¾ tsp |
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ground
cinnamon |
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¼ tsp |
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salt |
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¼ tsp |
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vanilla
extract |
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1/3 cup |
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butter |
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¼ cup |
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chopped
black or English walnuts |
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1 |
Grease a 10-inch
springform pan; set aside. In a medium saucepan, combine
cranberries, apple juice, brown sugar, water and
cinnamon. Bring to boiling, stirring to dissolve sugar.
Remove from heat. Cover; let stand for 10 minutes. Drain
cranberries, discarding liquid and cinnamon. Coarsely
chop cranberries; set aside. |
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Preheat oven to
325°F. In a large bowl, stir together flour, granulated
sugar, ground nuts, baking powder, ground cinnamon, and
salt. In a medium bowl, beat eggs with fork. Stir in
milk, melted butter, and vanilla. Add egg mixture to
flour mixture, stirring just until moistened. Spoon
batter into prepared pan. Sprinkle center with
cranberries to within 1-inch of the outside edge. |
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3 |
Prepare Streusel
Topping: In a food processor, combine flour, sugars,
cinnamon, salt and vanilla. Cover and process until
combined. Cut up butter; add to flour mixture. Cover and
process with several on-off turns until crumbly. (or use
pastry cutter in a bowl). Stir in walnuts. |
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Sprinkle batter with
streusel topping. Bake about 1¼ hours or until toothpick
inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool in pan on
a wire rack for 15 minutes. Remove side of springform
pan. Serve cake warm. |
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Servings: 12 |
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Recipe Source |
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Homes and Gardens |
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