Chocolate Cranberry Cake

Chocolate Cranberry Cake

Ingredients:

• 1/2 lb Butter; room temperature
• 2/3 c Sugar
• 1 ts Vanilla
• 3 tb Cranberry liqueur, (optional)
• 8 oz Semi-sweet chocolate; melted
• 4 Eggs; separated
• 1/3 c Cake flour
• 1 1/3 c Fresh cranberries; chopped
• 3 tb Sugar

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line bottom of a 9-inch springform pan
with parchment.

Whip butter with electric beater until light and fluffy. Add sugar and
beat for 2 to 3 minutes. Mix in vanilla, liqueur and chocolate. Add yolks
one at a time. Mix in flour and cranberries.
Whip egg whites in clean bowl until soft peaks form. Add 3 tablespoons
sugar and continue whipping until stiff.
Fold 1/3 of whites into batter. Then fold remaining whites into mixture.
Pour into prepared pan and bake for 25 minutes. Let cool 5 minutes,
then cover with foil and cool completely.