- 1 box yellow cake mix (I use Duncan Hines but any will work)
- 1 small box vanilla instant pudding
- 1 cup water
- 1/2 cup butter softened
- 3 teaspoons grated orange peel
- 4 eggs
- 1 1/2 cups fresh or frozen cranberries, chopped (do not thaw frozen cranberries)
- Powdered sugar for dusting
- Preheat oven to 325°F. Grease and flour 12-cup bundt pan, or spray with baking spray with flour. I use Baker’s Joy or Pam for baking
- Beat all ingredients except for cranberries and powdered sugar with mixer on low speed 30 seconds, scraping bowl constantly.
- Increase speed to medium for 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally.
- Fold in cranberries. Scrape into prepared pan.
- Bake 57 to 65 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 15 minutes on wire rack in the pan. Then remove from pan. Cool completely, about 1 hour. Sprinkle with powdered sugar.

In the picture, I added fresh cranberries around the cake and sprinkled with powdered sugar. I do not make a glaze for it. The cake plate is my grandmother’s, and I love it.