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spiced cranberry snack cake

Spiced Cranberry Snack Cake

Mimi Council
This Spiced Cranberry Snack Cake is like a coffee cake that is all dressed up for the holidays. Serve this for brunch or dessert!
5 from 1 vote
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Makes 12 servings
Calories 398 kcal

Equipment

Ingredients
 
 

Batter

  • 1/2 cup salted butter (softened)
  • 170 grams cane sugar
  • 2 large eggs (room temperature)
  • ½ cup coconut milk (room temperature)
  • 57 grams sour cream (room temperature)
  • 212 grams all purpose flour
  • 14 grams coconut flour
  • ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ½ baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon fine sea salt
  • 127 grams cranberries

Topping

  • 95 grams all purpose flour
  • 113 grams cane sugar
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon Chinese Five Spice
  • 85 grams salted butter (melted)

Glaze

  • 142 grams powdered sugar (sifted)
  • 2 tablespoons water

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 375°F. Line a 9-inch cake pan with parchment paper.
  • To make the batter: In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, add the butter and cane sugar. Mix on low until combined and there are no butter chunks. Add the eggs, coconut milk, and sour cream and mix on low until combined.
  • In a separate bowl, add the flour, coconut flour, cinnamon, baking powder, and sea salt and whisk together. With the mixer on low, slowly add the flour mixture to the butter mixture and continue to mix on low until combined into a smooth batter, scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed. Add in the cranberries and fold to combine completely.
  • Pour the batter into the prepared cake pan and spread out evenly. Bake for 20 minutes. Set a timer. While the cake is baking, prepare the topping.
  • To make the topping: Add the flour, cane sugar, cinnamon, and Chinese Five Spice to a medium bowl and swirl together. Add the 6 tablespoons melted butter and fold together with a spatula until you have a paste.
  • Once the timer goes off, remove the cake from the oven and using your hands, crumble the topping onto the partially baked cake batter. Return the cake to the oven and bake for 20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Allow the cake to cool completely before removing from the pan.
  • To make the glaze: Add the powdered sugar and water into a small bowl and whisk together. Drizzle the glaze on top of the cake.
  • Store in an airtight container for up to 7 days.

Notes

Gluten Free — Replace the all purpose flour in the batter with 213 grams (1 ⅓ cups) gluten free flour blend and replace the all purpose flour in the topping with 95 grams (½ cup plus 1 tablespoon) gluten free flour blend.

Nutrition

Calories: 398kcalCarbohydrates: 58gProtein: 4gFat: 18gSaturated Fat: 11gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 66mgSodium: 225mgPotassium: 81mgFiber: 2gSugar: 36gVitamin A: 490IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 26mgIron: 2mg
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