Cranberry Sauce Cake Recipe

I love to serve this Cranberry Sauce Cake around the holidays.

• Meal Type: Cake
• Ethnicity: American
• Holiday Category: N/A
• Preparation Time: 45 minutes to 1 hour

Ingredients

• 3 cups sifted all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 16 ounces whole cranberry sauce, divided
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 1 cup mayonnaise or salad dressing
• 2 tablespoons grated orange rind
• 1/2 cup orange juice
• 2 tablespoons butter or margarine
• 2 cups sifted powdered sugar

Directions

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Sift flour, sugar, baking soda and salt into mixing bowl. Reserve 1/4 cup cranberry sauce, pecans, mayonnaise, orange rind and orange juice into dry ingredients; stir well. Turn into a greased 9 x 13-inch pan. Bake 45 minutes.
3. While cake bakes, mix the reserved 1/4 cup cranberry sauce, butter, and powdered sugar until creamy. Spread on warm cake.
4. Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 543 Calories; 25g Fat (39.3% calories from fat); 4g Protein; 81g Carbohydrate; 2g Dietary Fiber; 12mg Cholesterol; 418mg Sodium
5. Exchanges: 1 1/2 Grain (Starch); 0 Lean Meat; 0 Fruit; 3 Fat; 4 Other Carbohydrates