Boozy Cranberry Cobbler Cake
A beautifully textured cake spiked with just the right amount of bourbon and sweetened with maple syrup to celebrate Thanksgiving with a touch of sweetness. Happy Thanksgiving to all of my U.S readers!
And of course, I couldn’t resist and had to make something for you guys, which of course, I don’t mind at all… because I get to eat this glorious dessert.
So, what is it? Well, it’s a hybrid creation. A cross between a cobbler, and a cake. A cobbler cake. Full of cranberries that ‘I just don’t knowwww what to doooo with ma’seeeelffff…’
You’re welcome.
And it’s exactly what I wanted. My gift to you…
I accidentally on purpose fell over and spiked it with some bourbon — sweetened it with maple syrup AND brown sugar for extra caramel-y fudginess — and topped it with some frozen vanilla bean yoghurt. Coz that’s how I roll on Thanksgiving…
The tartness of the cranberries, with the sweetness of the maple syrup, and the hit of bourbon….well, it was a combinational hybrid of pure ‘R’ rated joy: ‘R’ stands for RAD of course.
I have another confession to make. (I seem to do these often. I needa priest). I never in my life tried Cranberries. I know! The shame!
I was born over in the U.S, in NY City… and never tried a freaking cranberry.
Well. It was about time. And in a cake was HELLO.
And I couldn’t stop picking at them. Especially drenched in Bourbon. The ultimate of dessert recipes on this entire blog is this cake.
In less than 50 minutes: from start to finish, I had this on the table with the frozen yoghurt running all over and absorbing through the cake to make it even more Cranberry-luscious than it already was.
The first time I tried this was with whisky. I had no bourbon. It was still good, but the Bourbon takes the cake, so to speak.
The warm aromas had me feeling like breaking out into a dance. On the tables. With a disco ball. Because really, is there any.other.way.to.partay? No.
So my fellow U.S party people! Happy Thanksgiving and make-this-cake!
Boozy Cranberry Cobbler Cake
Ingredients
For the Filling:
- 2½ cups cranberries - I used frozen slightly thawed, but fresh would be fine
- â…“ cup brown sugar
- â…“ cup maple syrup option to use sugar free
- â…“ cup bourbon or more if you like it stronger!
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 3 teaspoons cornstarch
Cobbler Topping:
- ½ cup light/low fat butter melted, or Apple sauce
- ½ cup unsweetened almond milk or milk of choice
- 1 cup light spelt flour or plain/all purpose
- ½ cup brown sugar packed
- 1 large egg
- 1½ teaspoons baking powder
- 1 pinch salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 176℃ | 350℉. Grease a 9-inch pie dish or a nonstick round baking pan with butter or cooking oil spray, and set aside.
Filling:
- Combine all filling ingredients together in a medium sized bowl, mix well and set aside.
Topping:
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the butter, milk and sugar until combined. Whisk in the egg. Add the flour, baking powder and salt, and whisk batter until smooth and lump free.
- Fill dish/pan with cranberry mix and evenly pour the cobbler cake batter over the top.
- Bake for about 35-45 minutes, or until the cranberry juices are bubbling and the cobbler cake is golden and firm to the touch.
- Allow to cool for 15 minutes before serving with ice cream, frozen yoghurt, etc!
- Happy Thanksgiving!
tibbs says
What do you of the addition of Bailey’s in place of bourbon? Maybe that would not work as the bourbon or rum acts to masserat the cranberries. I just love Bailey’s!
Terry says
Sounds great
Amanda says
Hi Karina!
This looks DELICIOUS — can’t wait to try it! Wondering if you think that rum in place of the bourbon would work well? It’s what I have on hand!
Thanks in advance,
Amanda
Karina says
Hi Amanda! Yes run would be incredible in this cake 🙂 YUM!!
Erin says
How many slices did you cut this into?
Karina says
12 slices 🙂
Thalia @ butter and brioche says
Wish it was possible to get my hands on fresh cranberries here in Australia. This boozy cobbler cake looks so incredibly delicious!
Karina says
I know huh? We need more U.S stuff over herrr!