The husband and I enjoyed a quiet and peaceful Christmas morning, not so different from our many other quiet and peaceful mornings, but enhanced with Christmas cake.
Actually, it's just this cake, but instead of raspberries I used cranberries, and I grated some orange zest and squeezed some orange juice into the batter. I love this cake. Buttermilk is just a wondrous thing, isn't it? Makes cakes so light and delicate.
I served it on the two Christmas dishes that we own, cherry red plates bearing happy little snow men and perfectly symmetrical snow flakes.
Merry Christmas, everyone!
I kept that Gourmet raspberry cake recipe, too, but have not yet made it. I love your twist on it with the cranberries. I might just have to try it since I have an extra bag of cranberries in the freezer. Happy holidays!
ReplyDeleteIt looks like you had a lovely day. This cake certainly would go a long way towards that goal! I know you're enjoying your days off work...
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas (belated) Hungry Dog! And happy 100th post. That is one good looking cake and sounds like the perfect start to Christmas morning. Best wishes for the New Year.
ReplyDeleteHappy hundreth! What a great way to celebrate- with this delicous cake!
ReplyDeleteOhh, that looks delicious! Must try!
ReplyDeleteOh delicious! I hope you had a wonderful Christmas!
ReplyDeletethat's what i call a gorgeous cake, full of cranberry jewels. the sugar on top is a lovely touch. happy 100th to you--keep it up! :)
ReplyDeleteFood Gal: It's great with raspberries too. But I definitely think including the orange zest/juice took it to the next level.
ReplyDeleteThanks for all the good wishes and happy 100th's. I'm so lucky to have such great readers! :)
Merry, merry Christmas to you -- apologies for the belated wishes, but that just means I send double the New Year's sentiments to you and your family. I hope you enjoyed all your favorite dishes, had big laughs, and are soaking in the best gift to give oneself: relaxing!!!
ReplyDeletecongratulations on your 100th post! the cake looks so festive on your holiday plates and sounds quite delicious. Hope your holidays are grand!
ReplyDeleteDenise and foodhoe: thanks so much! Hope you all had wonderful holidays too and are looking forward to a great new year.
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas and congratz on your 100th post! The cake looks awesome. Man, now I want cake...
ReplyDeleteOooh! This looks fantastic. I usually don't love fruit in cakes and cookies, but for some reason I have a huge weakness for cranberries. I'll be trying this sometime!
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