Cranberry - Ambrosia Cake

[gayle-mo]

My girlfriend sent this recipe to me. I haven't made it yet but doesn't it look fabulous?! She didn't have a source in the email.

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Cranberry - Ambrosia Cake

(Makes 1 – 4 layer cake)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

1 pkg. white cake mix

2 large eggs

1 – 8 oz. container sour cream

1 cup water

1/3 cup oil

Mix together the above and place in 4 greased round cake pans.

Bake 15 to 17 minutes.

Cranberry Ambrosia Filling

1 ½ cups sugar

1/3 cup cornstarch

1 cup frozen cranberry juice (concentrate, thawed)

1 – 8 ¼ oz. crushed pineapple in syrup

1 (12 oz) container cranberry orange relish

2 Tbsp. butter

2 tsp. orange rind, grated

Stir sugar and cornstarch together. Stir in cranberry juice, pineapple and relish. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly until thickened. Remove from heat. Add butter and orange rind. Cover with plastic wrap and chill for 8 hours.

Cream Cheese Frosting

1 – 8 oz. cream cheese

½ cup butter, softened

4 cups powdered sugar

1 tsp. almond extract

1 to 3 tsp. milk

Mix the above together. Place filling between cake layers and on top. If you want, you can place toasted almonds around the side of the cake.

 

[lisainla]

Oh, this looks great! Thanks for posting it, going in the "To-try" file.