{"id":1814,"date":"2026-01-22T13:40:58","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T13:40:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cupcake.website\/?p=1814"},"modified":"2026-01-22T13:40:58","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T13:40:58","slug":"the-holiday-recipe-everyone-begs-my-mom-to-make-every-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cupcake.website\/?p=1814","title":{"rendered":"The Holiday Recipe Everyone Begs My Mom To Make Every Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-page_1-0\" data-sc-sticky-offset=\"90\" data-sc-ad-label-height=\"24\" data-sc-ad-track-spacing=\"100\" data-sc-min-track-height=\"250\" data-sc-max-track-height=\"600\" data-sc-breakpoint=\"50em\" data-sc-load-immediate=\"4\" data-sc-content-positions=\"[1, 1250, 1550, 1950, 2350, 2750, 3150, 3550, 3950]\" data-bind-scroll-on-start=\"true\">\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_1-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> There are few treats I love more than fruit bread. Banana bread is a classic that always hits the spot\u2014plus, it&#8217;s the perfect solution for all those forgotten bananas in your pantry. Then there&#8217;s the seasonal favorite, pumpkin bread, which I always try to eat as much as possible when fall rolls in. While these two flavors are classics for a reason, there&#8217;s another fruit-laden loaf cake that I think is severely underrated. So, if you&#8217;re looking for something different to make for your holiday table this year or want a new festive snack, then this recipe is for you.\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"heading-toc\" id=\"toc-my-moms-cranberry-bread-recipe\"\/><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"mntl-sc-block_3-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block allrecipes-sc-block-heading mntl-sc-block-heading\"> <span class=\"mntl-sc-block-heading__text text-title-300\"> My Mom\u2019s Cranberry Bread Recipe <\/span> <\/h2>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_4-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> Let me start by saying, I have a love-hate relationship with cranberries\u2014and I know I am not alone. On their own, cranberries can be tart and bitter. While cranberry sauce is a common holiday table favorite, cranberries, in my opinion, just don&#8217;t have the same versatility as other seasonal star ingredients like pumpkin or peppermint.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_6-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> My mom\u2019s cranberry bread recipe, however, converts even the biggest cranberry skeptics into fans. She&#8217;s been making cranberry bread since high school, and it&#8217;s been a yearly staple in our family since, well, my whole life. While making one loaf for our family and one for my uncle\u2014who is the recipe&#8217;s biggest fan\u2014is imperative, my mom usually ends up making much more for friends and family\u2014it&#8217;s just that good!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"mntl-sc-block_10-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block allrecipes-sc-block-image mntl-sc-block-image mntl-sc-block-image--no-theme no-theme figure-landscape figure-high-res\"><figcaption id=\"mntl-figure-caption_1-0\" class=\"comp mntl-figure-caption text-utility-100 figure-article-caption\"> <span class=\"figure-article-caption-owner\"><\/p>\n<p>Allrecipes\/Oana Ennis<\/p>\n<p><\/span><br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span class=\"heading-toc\" id=\"toc-the-secret-behind-my-moms-cranberry-bread\"\/><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"mntl-sc-block_11-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block allrecipes-sc-block-heading mntl-sc-block-heading\"> <span class=\"mntl-sc-block-heading__text text-title-300\"> The Secret Behind My Mom\u2019s Cranberry Bread <\/span> <\/h2>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_12-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> Of course, I&#8217;m biased, but my mom <em>really<\/em> is the best at making cranberry bread\u2014there&#8217;s a reason my whole family has insisted she make it for decades. I&#8217;m convinced, however, that her recipe is so delicious because of this one trick she does to minimize the sourness and bitterness of cranberries: She blends them. Doing this makes the cake perfectly moist but not too sweet. Add a touch of orange and the result is a tangy, fruity, and hearty loaf cake that perfectly captures the comfort of the holidays.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"heading-toc\" id=\"toc-how-to-make-the-best-cranberry-bread\"\/><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"mntl-sc-block_14-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block allrecipes-sc-block-heading mntl-sc-block-heading\"> <span class=\"mntl-sc-block-heading__text text-title-300\"> How To Make the Best Cranberry Bread <\/span> <\/h2>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_15-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> My mom\u2019s cranberry bread recipe is pretty much identical to this recipe, save for her step of blending the cranberries before adding them to the batter. If you want to use the Allrecipes recipe with my mom&#8217;s trick, just add half a cup of blended cranberries to the batter instead of 1 1\/2 cups of whole berries. Blend the cranberries until they are broken up into roughly the size of a grain of rice.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_17-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> My mom also omits nuts from her cranberry bread, simply because this is what our family prefers, but I&#8217;m confident they make delicious additions. Trust me, once you start blending cranberries for loaf cake, there is no going back. Your friends and family will be begging you to make it every year. Who knows, it might eventually replace cranberry sauce on your holiday table one day!\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are few treats I love more than fruit bread. Banana bread is a classic that always hits the spot\u2014plus, it&#8217;s the perfect solution for all those forgotten bananas in your pantry. Then there&#8217;s the seasonal favorite, pumpkin bread, which I always try to eat as much as possible when [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1815,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1814","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bread-recipes"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cupcake.website\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1814","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cupcake.website\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cupcake.website\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cupcake.website\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cupcake.website\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1814"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cupcake.website\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1814\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cupcake.website\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1815"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cupcake.website\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1814"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cupcake.website\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1814"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cupcake.website\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1814"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}