Ingredients
2 cup cranberries, chopped
1/2 cup walnuts, chopped
1/2 cup sugar
2 large eggs
3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) melted and
1 cooled butter
1 cup sugar
1 cup flour
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp almond extract
Directions
Preheat oven to 350F. Put the chopped cranberries and walnuts and 1/2
cup sugar in a buttered 10-inch pie plate or springform pan. Mix 2
large eggs, 3/4 cup melted and cooled butter, 1 cup sugar, 1 cup
flour, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon almond extract. Stir the
batter utnil it is smooth and pour it over the cranberry walnut
mixture. Bake the cake in the middle of the oven for 40 minutes, or
until a tester comes out clean.
Servings: 1 servings
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Categories: Cranberry; Dessert; Fruit; Pie
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