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Pineapple Cranberry Bundt Cake for Christmas
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Pineapple Cranberry Bundt Cake

A delicious twist on a classic Christmas cake! This sweet pineapple cake paired with tangy cranberries is the perfect combination!

Ingredients

  • 1 box yellow cake mix
  • 2/3 C. oil
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 small box vanilla instant pudding
  • 1 C. sour cream
  • 2/3 C. crushed pineapple canned and with juice
  • 1 1/2 C. cranberries halved

Glaze

  • 2 C. powdered sugar
  • 2-4 Tbsp. milk or pineapple juice
  • Sugared Cranberries for garnish optional, see directions in recipe notes

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease a bundt pan.
  2. Combine all cake ingredients in a large bowl (except cranberries). Stir until combined and then add cranberries.
  3. Pour into prepared bundt pan, spread batter out evenly and bake for 45-60 minutes or until an inserted knife comes out clean. Let cool.
  4. Glaze: Whisk ingredients together until smooth, if you want a thick glaze add as little milk as possible and pour over cooled Bundt cake! Enjoy!

Recipe Notes

Sugared Cranberries:

Combine 1/2 cup sugar and 1/2 cup water in a small saucepan over heat.  Don't let boil, just heat until sugar is melted.

Add 1 cup fresh cranberries to sugar water and stir until coated and then take out and place on a cooling rack to let dry/cool for 1 hour.

Toss cranberries in 1/2 cup sugar!