Cranberry and Vanilla Loaf Cake

Cranberry and vanilla loaf cake is always a hit – and it's very easy to make!

Author

Lisa

Prep Time

15 min

Cook Time

40 min

Servings

8

Category

Dessert

Ingredients

• 100 g cranberries
• 50 ml warm water
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 70 g butter
• 4 eggs
• 50 ml milk
• 2 sachets of vanilla sugar or 15 g homemade vanilla sugar
• 180 g plain flour
• 70 g sugar
• 1 tbsp homemade vanilla extract
• 1 fresh vanilla pod

Directions

1. Roughly chop the cranberries and leave them to soak in warm water with a tablespoon of vanilla extract for about 30 minutes.
2. Mix the melted butter and the sugar in a bowl.
3. Add the eggs one at a time, stirring as you go.
4. Add the flour, baking powder and vanilla sugar, and mix.
5. Stir in the milk and the cranberries.
6. The finishing touch that gives the cake its fragrance: split a vanilla pod lengthways and scrape out the seeds. Stir the vanilla seeds into the batter and add a tablespoon of vanilla extract. Mix thoroughly.
7. Pour the batter into a greased tin, or one lined with baking paper.
8. Bake at 180 °C for about 30 minutes.Enjoy!