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Cranberry Orange Bundt Cake

Tara Noland
This Cranberry Orange Bundt Cake is so moist it keeps for a week on the counter, but yours may not last that long as it is sweet, tart, and has a perfect cream cheese glaze!!
5 from 11 votes
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 45 minutes
Course Cakes and Cupcakes
Cuisine American
Servings 12 servings
Calories 512 kcal

Ingredients
 

Cake:

  • 1 cup butter softened, plus more for the pan
  • 3 cups flour plus more for the pan
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 - 99 gram box of vanilla pudding mix
  • 1 ¾ cups sugar
  • 1 Tbsp orange liquor
  • 1/3 cup juice from an orange
  • Zest of one orange
  • 5 large eggs
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 2 cups frozen cranberries

Glaze:

  • 4 oz. cream cheese
  • 2 cups icing sugar confectioner's sugar, powdered sugar
  • 2-3 tbsp. milk
  • 1 tsp. vanilla extract
  • Zest of one orange for garnish optional

Instructions
 

  • 1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F.
  • 2. Melt 1-2 Tbsp of butter and paint the Bundt pan with the melted butter.
  • 3. Add flour and cover all sides, bang out the excess flour, and set the pan aside.
  • 4. In a medium bowl, combine the flour, pudding mix, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and orange zest and whisk together.
  • 5. In the bowl of a stand mixer, cream the butter and sugar using a paddle attachment until light and fluffy.
  • 6. Add the eggs one at a time, mixing well between the addition of each.
  • 7. Add the orange juice and orange liquor and mix to combine.
  • 8. Next, starting and ending with the flour add 1/3 of the flour mixture, ½ the sour cream, another 1/3 of the flour mixture, the remainder of the sour cream, and the last third of the flour mixture. Be careful not to overmix.
  • 9. Gently fold in the cranberries.
  • 10. Pour the batter into the prepared Bundt pan and smooth the top with a spatula.
  • 11. Bake for 65 -75 minutes or until a cake tester comes out clean.
  • 12. Let the cake cool in the pan for 30 minutes, then remove it from the pan and allow to finish cooling on a cooling rack. Brush off any excess flour.
  • 13. When ready to serve. Whip together the cream cheese glaze by creaming the cream cheese until softened, slowly add the icing sugar and vanilla. Add enough milk for desired consistency. Beat for 3-4 min. on high to remove any lumps. Pour over cake and sprinkle on orange zest if using.


Nutrition

Serving: 1Calories: 512kcalCarbohydrates: 74gProtein: 7gFat: 21gSaturated Fat: 12gPolyunsaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 129mgSodium: 621mgFiber: 2gSugar: 47g
Nutrition calculation is an estimation only. If you need nutritional calculations for medical reasons, please use a source that you trust.
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