a winter recipe

Cranberry apple hibernation cake

Here’s a buckle of a coffee cake for enjoying with a hot cuppa after a frosty skate or a long ski. A soft cake layered with berries and topped with a crumble – this is comfort food for tucking into before that afternoon nap by the fire. We use wild cranberries and an apple for this one but you can replace the fruit with any type of berry, apple, or pear.

For the cake:

1/2 cup of soft butter 
3/4 brown sugar
1 1/2 cups of all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon 
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 low fat yogurt, oat milk, milk or buttermilk
1/4 cup berries and 1 small apple peeled and diced

For the crumble:

1 tablespoon cinnamon
1/4 cup brown sugar
3 tablespoons flour
1/3 cup whole oats
2 tablespoons cold butter in small pieces
A few crushed pecans or walnuts (optiona

Preheat oven to 350° and grease or line one 8” square baking dish with parchment paper.

Cream butter and sugar in a large bowl.

In a separate bowl, combine dry ingredients and add to butter mixture, mixing well.

Add the eggs, the vanilla and milk/yogurt. Combine until batter is smooth.

Pour two thirds of the batter into the pan and add the fruit, spread the remaining batter on top.

In a small bowl, combine crumble ingredients and sprinkle the crumble on the top of your batter mixture.

Bake for 40-45 minutes or until toothpick inserted in centre comes out clean. Cool on wire rack for 15 minutes before serving.

For an extra decadent serving, add a scoop a vanilla ice cream or whipped cream. 🍨

This recipe originally appeared in our January 2022 newsletter. Sign up for our monthly newsletter here.