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Cranberry Orange Blossom Vasilopita

Total Time1 hour
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Cypriot, Greek
Keyword: bundt, cake, cranberry
Yield: 8 -10 people

Materials

Cranberry Sauce

  • 2 cup fresh or frozen cranberries
  • 2 tbsps brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup Grand Marnier or zest and juice of a medium orange
  • 1 inch cinnamon stick

Cake

  • 2 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoons sea salt
  • 1/2 cup butter unsalted and at room temperature
  • 1/2 cup quality honey
  • 2 large eggs at room temperature
  • 1 cup vanilla yogurt
  • Zest and juice of one large orange about 1/3 cup
  • 1/4 cup orange blossom water
  • Icing sugar for dusting

Instructions

  • To make sauce, add all ingredients in a small saucepan over medium heat to a slight boil. Reduce heat to simmer for 8-10 minutes, stirring occasionally until cranberries have softened and sauce is a thick consistency. Remove from heat to cool.
  • Preheat oven to 350ºF. Coat a 10-cup bundt cake pan with butter and set aside.
  • To make cake, in a medium bowl, combine together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and orange zest. Set aside.
  • In a bowl of an electric mixer, use the paddle attachment to mix the butter and honey together for 3-4 minutes until light and fluffy.
  • Beat the eggs in one at a time. Add yogurt, orange juice, orange blossom and mix to combine. Begin adding the flour mixture a little bit at a time.
  • Scrape the sides of the bowl as necessary. Mix for a couple of minutes until the batter is smooth and all the ingredients are incorporated.
  • Place the batter into the prepared pan, reserving 1/3 of the batter. Spread cranberry sauce evenly on top of batter. Using a knife, swirl the cranberry sauce ton evenly spread it out. Top with remaining batter and using a spatula, spread it evenly in the pan.
  • Bake in preheated oven for 35-40 minutes or until toothpick inserted comes out clean.
  • Let cake stand for 3 minutes and remove from the pan onto a cake stand or serving platter. Let cake stand to room temperature and dust generously with icing sugar before serving.