White Cake with Cranberry Filling and Orange Buttercream

Looks amazing but when I tried to get the recipe, the link to the cake is broken.

I made this last year for the holidays, but cut it down to a 6" cake because everyone makes a dessert so there are always too many choices.

While one of my sisters and I love cranberry anything and buttercream frosting, we loved it. Others had a piece, but many were not cranberry fans.

It was wonderful.

I made this a few times & it has become family favorite! Note that I found that using a white cake mix doesn’t give it enough body to sustain the filling. Stick with tried & true!

This was my "before cake" as I always make a new recipe in advance of a special occasion. I made a two layer cake this time and used a different recipe. My cake was too fragile for the filling so I'll use another recipe for my next cake. I love the filling but the icing is a bit sweet for my taste. I think I will add some orange zest to the icing next time. I did add the raw cranberries to the top filling and it was great as the hot filling actually cooked them just a bit before it cooled. Makes a beautiful presentation..
That said my hubby loved it and he is not a cranberry fan. My next cake will be a three tier.

Delicious and beautiful. Perfect holiday party dessert.

This cake was the hit of our Christmas party, it looked beautiful on the table and tasted even better. Highly recommend this, we were hesitant to have the raw cranberries on top, but glad we did as it offered a wonderful texture change and delicious tartness. We will be making this every year now as our go-to Christmas dessert. 

The icing and cranberry filling were delicious. The cake was okay. This may have been our fault but it was rather dry. The finished product looked like it came from a bakery. Lots of compliments but the gingerbread cake (Dec.2014) tasted a lot better.

This cake is incredible. Not only is it delicious, it makes an awesome presentation. I used a different recipe for the white cake and came out with 4 thick 8" layers. I only used 3 and it was still a very tall cake. I couldn't fit it in any of my cake carriers. I took it to a Christmas party and it was a huge hit. No one said, "who made it?" They said, "where did it come from?" It looked like it had to come from a bakery. I love the combination of cranberry and orange and this was perfect. I didn't leave any of the cranberries raw for the top. I thought it might be too tart so I cooked them all. The recipe makes too much frosting but I didn't try to adjust it. I also added orange zest to the frosting. When I make it again, I will make three 9" layers. And I will definitely make it again!