This rich almond cranberry butter loaf cake features soft and fine crumbs with the addition of ground almond.
You may like this for a hearty afternoon tea or breakfast!
Do you enjoy eating traditional butter cakes from old school neighbourhood bakeries? Those butter cakes that are full of buttery aroma, slightly oily but you know you’ll enjoy the rich, moist and fine crumbs?
YUM!
Most of the time, I avoid baking cakes that contain a higher amount of butter (trying to be healthier :p). Since I didn’t have much time on hand, I opted for a quick recipe that didn’t require a lot of ingredients. The fine texture of this almond cranberry butter loaf cake surprised me!
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How Do We Make This Cake?
Firstly, this recipe uses the basic creaming method – which is to beat the butter and sugar together till pale and fluffy. Make sure you do this step with softened butter (not melted), and beat till the colour of the mixture lightens.
Then we will add in 1/2 portion of the liquid ingredients, alternating with dry ingredients, till all ingredients are added in. As we add in the dry ingredients, do ensure that you do not overmix – mix just till you see no traces of white flour.
You can do this with a handheld mixer. If you do not have a handheld mixer, you can also use a whisk. Just ensure that you whisk till the butter lightens in colour.
I am using a loaf pan that is about 10″ x 2″ x 2″.
How Does This Butter Cake Taste Like?
This loaf cake feels a little oilier than the other loaf cakes I’ve posted before, probably due to the butter and ground almond. So this brings a richer texture, which yields soft and fine crumbs. I find this butter cake quite close to those traditional butter cakes’ taste and texture. So if you love the old school butter cakes, you’ll probably love this too!
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What Ingredients Do I Need?
- Unsalted Butter – I like to use unsalted butter so that I can control the salt in the recipe. Use a good quality butter to bring a creamy and fragrant taste to the cake!
- Ground Almond – The ground almond helps to impart more moisture, due to the fat content, as well as fragrance to the cake. If you do not have ground almond, you can substitute with same amount of flour. There may be slight difference to the texture and taste.
- Milk – Always use whole milk in baking recipes for better texture (not skimmed, not low-fat).
- Baking Powder – You can use plain flour with baking powder, or simply use self-raising flour if you have them in your pantry.
- Eggs – Use medium sized eggs, about 55g – 60g weight.
How Can I Store This Cake?
This cake will taste better after allowing the taste to fully develop overnight. You can wrap the cake with cling wrap, to prevent drying out, and place it into a container. Store overnight, at normal room temperature.
The cake should be fine in room temperature for 2-3 days; though I have eaten it on the 4th day :p
Almond Cranberry Butter Loaf Cake
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 55 minutes
- Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
- Yield: 1 Loaf (10"x2"x2") 1x
Description
This rich almond cranberry butter loaf cake features soft and fine crumbs with the addition of ground almond. You may like this for a hearty afternoon tea or breakfast!
Ingredients
- 150 g unsalted butter (softened in room temp)
- 127 g caster sugar
- 2 eggs
- 140 g plain flour
- 1 & 3/4 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 50 g ground almond
- 50 g milk
- 1/4 tsp vanilla extract
- 120 g dried cranberries
- Sliced almonds (for topping)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 165C. Grease or line loaf pan with baking paper.
- Whisk together eggs, milk and vanilla extract in a mixing bowl. Set aside.
- Sift plain flour, baking powder and salt into another mixing bowl. Set aside.
- Place softened butter and sugar in a large mixing bowl. Beat well till pale and fluffy.
- Add in 1/2 portion of wet ingredients. Mix well.
- Add in 1/2 portion of dry ingredients. Mix well. (Do not overmix)
- Alternate with remaining portion of wet and dry ingredients. Scrape down bowl to ensure batter is incorporated well, with no traces of white flour.
- Fold in dried cranberries.
- Pour batter into prepared loaf pan. Top with sliced almond flakes.
- Bake in preheated oven at 170C for 50-60 mins, or till skewer inserted into the centre comes out relatively clean with a few dry crumbs.
- Let cool on wire rack.
Notes
Ingredient Tips:
- Milk – Always use whole milk in baking recipes for better texture.
- Eggs – Use medium sized eggs, about 55g – 60g weight. Room temperature.
- You can also use 140g of self-raising flour, instead of flour+baking powder+salt.
Baking Tips:
- Do not overmix the batter.
- For butter cakes, it is ok to bring it out of the oven, when skewer inserted in centre comes out with a few dry crumbs. Ensure that the crumbs are dry, not wet lumps.
Size of loaf pan:
10″x2″x2″. Please note if your pan is a different dimension, you may need to adjust the baking duration. This cake taste best after left overnight. You can store this in room temperature for up to 3 days.
- Category: Breakfast, Cakes, Dessert
- Method: Creaming
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Hi, what is whole milk? 😊
Hi! Whole milk refers to milk that are not skimmed or low fat 🙂