Recipe for cooking cranberry white chocolate coffee cake

Breakfast Recipes :: Coffeecakes

Cranberry White Chocolate Coffee Cake

Posted by Marla at recipegoldmine.com 1/20/2002 8:57 am

2 c. fresh or frozen cranberries
3/4 c. butter
1 1/4 c. packed brown sugar
2 eggs
2 1/2 c. all-purpose flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. baking powder
Pin. of salt
1 c. buttermilk
1 c. white chocolate chips

If using frozen cranberries, thaw and drain berries.

In lrg. bowl, beat butter with 1 c. of the brown sugar until light. Beat in eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition.

In separate bowl, mix together flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Add to butter mixture alternately with buttermilk, making 3 additions of flour mixture and 2 of buttermilk.

Gently stir in cranberries and 3/4 c. of the white chocolate chips. Spoon into greased 9 in. springform pan, smoothing top. Sprinkle with remaining brown sugar and chocolate chips.

Bake coffee cake in centre of 350 degree F oven for about 1 hour and 15 mins. or until firm when gently pressed in centre. Let cool in pan on rack for 20 mins. before removing from pan.

Serve warm or cool. (Coffee cake can be wrapped in plastic wrap, then foil and frozen in airtight container for up to 2 weeks.)

Makes approximately 12 servings.