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Cranberry Orange Breakfast Cake Recipe taken with iphone 15 pro max --iw 2 --ar 4:5 --v 6.1 --raw

Cranberry & Orange Buttermilk Breakfast Cake in Your Pressure Cooker

A quick and festive breakfast treat packed with cranberries and fresh orange zest, all made tender and moist in your pressure cooker in under an hour.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Course Soup
Cuisine Mexican
Servings 9 servings
Calories 290 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 Mixing bowl large
  • 1 Baking pan 8x8 inch
  • 1 Pressure cooker

Ingredients
  

Main Ingredients

  • ½ cup Unsalted butter room temperature
  • 1 Orange zest zest from 1 orange
  • 1 cup + 1 tablespoon Sugar
  • 1 Egg room temperature
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
  • 2 cups Flour 256 g
  • 2 teaspoon Baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon Kosher salt
  • 2 cups Fresh cranberries
  • ½ cup Buttermilk

Instructions
 

Instructions

  • Grease an 8x8-inch baking pan or line with parchment paper.
  • Cream butter, orange zest, and 1 cup sugar until light and fluffy.
  • Add egg and vanilla, beating until smooth and combined.
  • In separate bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, and salt.
  • Alternate adding dry ingredients and buttermilk to the wet mixture, starting and ending with flour mixture.
  • Gently fold in cranberries, being careful not to break them.
  • Pour batter into prepared pan and sprinkle with remaining 1 tablespoon sugar.
  • Place the pan inside pressure cooker. Seal lid and cook on high pressure for 30 minutes.
  • Allow 10-minute natural pressure release, then quick release. Let cool before slicing.

Notes

Use fresh or thawed cranberries. Letting it cool enhances flavor and texture. Freeze leftovers in airtight bags for a quick morning treat.