This is an easy and delicious recipe to get your holiday baking started. Last year at the end of the holiday season I had some eggnog and some cranberries leftover so this recipe for Streusel Topped Cranberry Eggnog Cake Bars was created.
The base is a box of yellow cake mix with additional ingredients including eggnog. It is topped with fresh cranberries, a streusel topping and baked.
To add even more goodness, a glaze is drizzled over it at the end.
This recipe is excellent to serve for large groups or for taking to a covered dish as it makes 40 bars.
HOW TO MAKE STREUSEL TOPPED CRANBERRY EGGNOG CAKE BARS:
INGREDIENTS:
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly spray a 15×10 inch baking pan, or jelly roll pan, with no stick baking spray.
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Place cranberries in a small food chopper/processor and pulse until coarsely chopped; set aside. Drain on paper towels.
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In a large mixing bowl, combine the cake mix, pudding, eggs, oil, and eggnog. Beat together on low speed of an electric mixer until ingredients are combined. Beat on medium speed for 2 minutes. Spread batter evenly into prepared pan. Sprinkle the cranberries evenly over the cake batter.
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In a medium size bowl, combine the butter, brown sugar, flour, cinnamon and nuts until combined, using fingers, a fork or a pastry cutter. Sprinkle streusel mixture evenly over the cake batter and cranberries.
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Bake for 25-30 minutes or until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean. Remove from the oven and allow to cool about 10 minutes.
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Place the confectioner sugar in a small mixing bowl. Add 1 Tablespoon of the milk and whisk together. Add more milk, 1 Tablespoon at a time, to obtain desired consistency to drizzle. Drizzle the glaze over the cake.
This recipe was shared on Weekend Potluck
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Rustic Cranberry Pecan Cobbler Roll is another holiday dessert using fresh cranberries.
STREUSEL TOPPED CRANBERRY EGGNOG CAKE BARS
Ingredients
- 2 cups fresh cranberries
- 1 15.25oz box yellow cake mix
- 1 3.4oz box instant vanilla pudding mix
- 4 large eggs
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1 1/4 cups eggnog
- 1/2 cup butter softened
- 11/2 cups brown sugar
- 2 Tablespoons flour
- 1 Tablespoon ground cinnamon
- 1 cup pecans coarsely chopped
- 1 cup confectioner sugar
- 3 Tablespoons milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly spray a 15x10 inch baking pan, or jelly roll pan, with no stick baking spray.
- Place cranberries in a small food chopper/processor and pulse until coarsely chopped; drain on a paper towel lined plate. Set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine the cake mix, pudding, eggs, oil, and eggnog. Beat together on low speed of an electric mixer until ingredients are combined. Beat on medium speed for 2 minutes. Spread batter evenly into prepared pan. Sprinkle the cranberries evenly over the cake batter.
- In a medium size bowl, combine the butter, brown sugar, flour, cinnamon and nuts until combined, using fingers, a fork or a pastry cutter. Sprinkle streusel mixture evenly over the cake batter and cranberries.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes or until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean. Remove from the oven and allow to cool about 10 minutes.
- Place the confectioner sugar in a small mixing bowl. Add 1 Tablespoon of the milk and whisk together. Add more milk, 1 Tablespoon at a time, to obtain desired consistency to drizzle. Drizzle the glaze over the cake.
- Allow to cool completely, then cut into rows of 10 x 4 or desired size. Makes 40 bars
I am pretty sure there is a Teachers Breakfast just before the Christmas break and this would be perfect! Thank you!
Looks like something everybody would enjoy with coffee – and how nice that it makes several dozen bars at once!
Thank you.
This looks delicious, Pamela! Great for a fall dessert =)
Thank you for the kind comment. I am so ready for fall baking.