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Cranberry Snack Cake with Sweet Potato-Maple Hard Sauce in a serving dish

Cranberry Snack Cake with Sweet Potato-Maple Hard Sauce

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Course Dessert
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Servings 9

Ingredients

Cake ingredients:

  • 2-1/4 cups flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 2 tablespoons melted butter
  • 1 whole egg
  • 1/4 cup smashed Bruce’s Yam Cut Sweet Potatoes in Syrup
  • 2 cups fresh cranberries; halved

Hard Sauce ingredients:

  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 3/4 cups heavy whipping cream
  • 2/3 cup butter
  • 1/3 cup reserved syrup from sweet potato can

Instructions

  • Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
  • Spray an 8” x 8” baking pan with non-stick spray; set aside.
  • In the bowl of a stand mixer, combine all ingredients with the exception of the cranberries.
  • Mix batter smooth then stir in the cranberries.
  • Transfer to the prepared pan and bake for 40-45 minutes or until center is set.
  • Remove from oven and allow take to rest in pan for 20 minutes before cutting.
  • To make hard sauce, combine all ingredients in a heavy saucepan.
  • Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until smooth and thick.
  • To serve, cut (warm) cake into squares and spoon with hard sauce.