Ingredients

  • 1 cup dried cranberries
  • 1/2 cup cake flour
  • 1/2 cup fine yellow cornmeal
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 3 tablespoons orange zest, from 2-3 oranges
  • 3/4 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
  • 1 1/4 cups sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 4 large egg yolks
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1/3 cup fresh orange juice
  • 1/4 cup powdered sugar

Method

  • Preheat oven to 350°F, with rack in center of oven.
  • Spray 8" cake pan with non-stick spray.
  • Put cranberries in a sieve which is set over a medium sized bowl.
  • Spoon the cake flour over cranberries and sieve the flour into the bowl below. Set cranberries aside.
  • Add cornmeal, baking powder and orange zest to flour; mix.
  • In stand mixer with paddle attachment, cream butter and sugar at medium speed until light and fluffy - about 3 minute.
  • Add vanilla and yolks and eggs, one at a time.
  • Turn speed down to low and add orange juice.
  • Turn off mixer and fold in cranberries, just until incorporated.
  • Turn batter into cake pan, smooth top of batter and bake until golden brown about 30-35 minutes.
  • Cool on wire rack for about an hour.
  • Turn cake onto cake plate and sieve the powdered sugar over the top of the cake to serve.