Cranberry Küchen

Cranberry Küchen is a dessert staple at Christmastime. A sugar cookie-like crust topped with a cinnamon and orange cranberry filling and a vanilla sour cream topping. Yields 12 to 16 pieces depending on how you cut it.

Course Desserts & Sweet Treats

Cuisine American, German

Keyword baking, bars, cranberry, orange

Prep Time 25

Cook Time 35

Total Time 1

Servings servings

Calories 337

Author Laurie McNamara

Equipment

Oxo 10x15 Jelly Roll Pan

Ingredients

1 recipe homemade yellow cake mix
1/2 cup unsalted butter
1 recipe homemade cranberry sauce
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon orange zest or about 2 clementine oranges
8 ounces sour cream
1 large egg
1 splash pure vanilla extract
powdered sugar for serving

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Instructions

Preheat your oven to 350℉ or (180℃).

MAKE THE CRUST:

Empty the cake mix into a large bowl and use a pastry cutter to cut in the butter.
Spread it all onto a 10x15 jelly roll pan (linked above), pressing gently to form a crust. Try not to pack it too tightly, while also giving it a little edge around the sides.
Partially bake the crust on the middle rack of your preheated oven for 10 minutes, rotating halfway through baking, then remove it and set aside.

MAKE THE CRANBERRY FILLING:

Meanwhile, in a medium bowl combine the homemade cranberry sauce, cinnamon and orange zest. Pour into the crust and spread it evenly.

MAKE THE SOUR CREAM TOPPING:

In a 2-cup liquid measuring cup, add the sour cream, egg and a splash of vanilla. Stir until everything is incorporated and drizzle haphazardly over top of the cranberries.
Slide back into your preheated oven and bake 20 to 25 minutes or until the sour cream mixture is set and the crust edges are lightly golden brown.
Let cool, slice and serve with a dusting of powdered sugar.

Notes

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