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Candyman – Candyman – Cranberry, Orange Beehive

Candyman is a guilty pleasure of violence and decadent storytelling. The deep layering of urban legend and myth are wound so deeply together, it’s easy to see why this movie has a cult following. We created a cranberry orange bundt cake in a beehive mold. It doesn’t need frosting, but we dripped honey over our delicious slices. Have a piece or five.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup butter softened (not melted!)
  • 2 cups sugar white
  • 4 eggs
  • 3/4 tsp salt
  • 1 3/4 tsp baking powder
  • 2 1/2 cup all purpose flour
  • 2 tbsp cornstarch
  • 1/2 cup half and half
  • 1/4 cup orange juice
  • 1/4 cup sour cream
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup whole cranberry sauce low sugar is best

Method
 

3 hours before baking:
  1. Soften butter
The Bundt Cake Pan
  1. (See below for where we got ours)
The cake mix
  1. Preheat oven to 375
  2. Combine dry ingredients (flour, salt, sugar, cornstarch, baking powder) and sift together into a bowl
  3. Add butter, orange juice, vanilla, and eggs folding ingredients together
  4. Add half and half, sour cream and blend at low speed until incorporporated
  5. Gently fold in cranberries with a spatula. DO NOT USE A MIXER
  6. Grease your bundt cake pan. We use a brush and coconut oil to get into every nook and cranny.
  7. Pour the batter into the bundt cake pan to 3/4 level. Do not overfill.
  8. Bake for 20 - 25 minutes using the toothpick check (Batter may be moist, but will not stick to the toothpick)
  9. Let cool for 2 hours
  10. Gently remove the cake from pan on a serving plate and drizzle with honey

Notes

The bundt cake pan we used was Nordic Ware and I have posted the link in the images section. I use this cake pan for many summer and spring recipes, but it works especially nice for the horror classic, Candyman.