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Home » Dessert » Cake » Whole Wheat Cranberry Lemon Cake

Whole Wheat Cranberry Lemon Cake

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This zesty and beautiful cranberry lemon cake will keep your taste buds alive with the zing of the fresh lemon zest accompanied with fresh cranberries. The whole wheat gives you added fiber, and more so you don't have the guilt after having a slice of this heavenly cake.

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  • What are the nutritional differences between dried cranberries vs. fresh?
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Whole Wheat cranberry lemon cake

What are the nutritional differences between dried cranberries vs. fresh?

Per WebMD, a serving is 1 cup of raw berries or a quarter cup of dried. Nutritionally, those servings are different because the dried berries have more sugar.

What are the benefits of Cranberries?

  1. They help with urinary tract health
  2. May help with gut health
  3. They keep your mouth healthy
  4. Good for your heart
  5. Fights cancer
  6. For weightloss
  7. Lung inflammation
  8. Anti-drug

The benefits of Whole Wheat:

  1. Good for your bones
  2. Carbohydrate Metabolism
  3. Powerful Antioxidant
  4. Diabetic Friendly
  5. Good for Brain
  6. Rich in Folic Acid
  7. Helps prevent Anemia
  8. Good for your skin
  9. Good for your eyes
  10. It provides an excellent energy source for your body.
Whole wheat cranberry lemon cake
Cranberry lemon cake

Whole Wheat Cranberry Lemon Cake

This zesty and beautiful cranberry lemon cake will keep your taste buds alive with the zing of the fresh lemon zest accompanying the fresh cranberries.
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Prep Time 20 mins
Cook Time 50 mins
Cooling 10 mins
Total Time 1 hr 20 mins
Course Bread, Breakfast, Dessert, Sweets
Cuisine American
Servings 24 slices

Ingredients
  

Cake

  • 3 c whole wheat flour
  • 2 tsp baking power
  • 1 c butter, softened 2 sticks of butter
  • 1 ½ c Sugar
  • 4 eggs
  • 2 tsp salt
  • 1 c 2% milk
  • 2 c dried cranberries or 1 (16oz) bag of fresh
  • 2 tbsp grated lemon zest
  • 3 tbsp lemon juice

Glaze

  • ¼ c powdered sugar
  • ¼ c lemon juice

Instructions
 

Cake

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease a bundt cake pan
  • In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in the lemon juice and zest.
  • Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; add to the creamed mixture alternately with milk.
  • Fold in cranberries
  • Pour into bundt cake pan and back for 50-55 minutes or until the toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean
  • Allow 10 minutes to cool before removing from pan and moving to a wire rack to cool completely.

Glaze

  • Whisk powdered sugar and lemon juice until sugar is dissolved.
  • Spoon over the bread before placing on wire racks to cool completely
Keyword cranberry bread, Cranberry Cake, Cranberry Lemon, lemon cranberry
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!

Options:

  • You can add 1-cup of some white chocolate chips
  • Add 1c of chopped walnuts for added nutrition

I hope you enjoy this cake because we did so much that I will be making another one to take for Thanksgiving. You don't need a special event or holiday to make this cake, though. This cake would be perfect year-round with the taste of fresh and zest.

Please share with the social buttons below. Comment and let me know if you have made it. I would love to know your thoughts.

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