A soft vanilla Bundt with bursts of tart cranberry and a silky glaze that catches the light ~ simple to make, beautiful to serve, and unmistakably festive.
Preheat oven to 350°F. Generously butter and flour a 10–12 cup Bundt pan, or use baking spray with flour. Make sure you get into all the nooks.
Whisk together 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, 2 tsp baking powder, 1/2 tsp baking soda, and 1 tsp fine salt in a bowl. Set aside.
In a stand mixer (or with hand mixer), beat 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened + 1 3/4 cups granulated sugar on medium-high for 3–4 minutes, until very light and fluffy. Scrape down the sides of the bowl and the beater as necessary to get all the butter incorporated.
Beat in the 4 large eggs, room temp, one at a time, scraping the bowl as you go. You want a smooth silky batter. Mix in the 1 Tbsp vanilla extract.
Beat in the 1 cup full-fat sour cream (or full-fat Greek yogurt) until smooth.
On low speed, add the dry ingredients in two additions, alternating with the ¼ cup milk. Start with dry, end with dry.
Gently fold the 2 cups fresh cranberries into the batter with a spatula so you don’t streak the batter pink. Don't worry if a few burst.
Spoon the batter into the prepared bundt pan and smooth out the top. Tip: I like to use an ice cream scoop to transfer the batter from bowl to pan, it makes it neater and easier to portion it out evenly.
Bake for 45–50 minutes, or until the top is golden and a skewer comes out with just a few moist crumbs. Note: ovens bake differently so check your bundt on the early end and don't be afraid to give it more time if the center isn't done. My cake took 45 minutes.
Let the cake cool in the pan 10-15minutes, then gently loosen the edges and invert onto a rack to cool completely before glazing.
glaze
Whisk 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar, 3 Tbsp milkand 1/4 tsp vanilla until you have a thick but pourable glaze. If your glaze has lumps, let it sit for a few minutes and stir again, the lumps should dissolve.
Spoon or drizzle over the cooled cake, letting it run down the ridges. Let the glaze set up before slicing.
Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. This information comes from online calculators. Although The View from Great Island attempts to provide accurate nutritional information, these figures are only estimates.
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