CRANBERRY PUDDING CAKE....A CHRISTMAS FAVORITE!

When the calender flips over to the month of December, we begin the art of baking. Cranberries can be a "super" addition to your holiday feasts. They really are a "super fruit!" They are high in vitamin C, an excellent source of antioxidants and are also known to help prevent bladder and UTI infections. If cooking and baking are not your cup of tea, then use them in an ice ring, add them to a yogurt parfait, drop a few berries in ice cold champagne or feature them in your holiday centerpiece.  This Cranberry Pudding Cake is a masterpiece. It bakes beautifully and tastes divine! It will definitely "WOW" your family and dinner guests. The butter sauce is a wonderful addtion too.....you know this is the south babycakes and we "luvs our buttah!" It's the most wonderful time of the year y'all....enjoy! CRANBERRY PUDDING CAKE 8 tablespoons butter 2 cups white sugar 4 cups all-purpose flour 4 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon salt 2 t. almond extract ½ t. vanilla extract 2 cups evaporated milk

1 (12 ounce) package cranberries

 tHE bUTTER sAUCE

1 cup butter

2 cups white sugar

1 cup heavy cream

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

2 t. flour

	Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Grease and flour a 10 inch Bundt pan. Mix together the flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
	In a large bowl, cream together the 6 tablespoons butter and 2 cups sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the flour mixture alternately with the evaporated milk. Stir in the cranberries. Pour batter into prepared pan.
	Bake in the preheated oven for 50 to 60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Let cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack and cool completely.
	To make the Hot Butter Sauce: In a saucepan, combine 1 cup butter, 2 cups sugar, 2 t. flour and cream. Bring to a boil over medium heat, reduce heat and let simmer for 10 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla. Serve slices of cake generously covered with hot butter sauce. "Is that cake I smell?" "Do cats even eat cake?" "Perhaps, I'll just continue my nap... Thanksgiving was a bit stressful and I'm still in recovery mode!"