Cranberry Cake With Butter Sauce

A nice addition to your holiday dessert table.

• Ready In: 1 hr
• Serves: 9

Ingredients

• Cake

• 2  cups flour
• 1  cup sugar
• 2 1⁄2 teaspoons baking powder
• 3  tablespoons shortening, melted
• 2⁄3 cup milk
• 1  egg
• 2  cups fresh cranberries

• Hot Butter Sauce

• 1⁄2 cup butter
• 1  cup sugar
• 3⁄4 cup evaporated milk

Directions

1. Cake: Sift dry ingredients into bowl.
2. Add shortening, milk, and eggs.
3. Beat 2 minutes.
4. Stir in cranberries.
5. Bake in buttered 9 inch square pan at 350º for 40 minutes.
6. Serve with hot butter sauce.
7. Hot butter sauce: Melt butter in double boiler.
8. Add sugar and milk; mix well.
9. Cook over hot water 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
10. Serve hot over cake.