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Best cranberry recipes Single layer cake dotted with pockets of cream cheese and burst cranberries on a platter and...

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This berry and cream cheese combination is inspired by the genius cream cheese–studded muffins at Sister Pie, a bakery started by Lisa Ludwinski in Detroit. The dark brown sugar gives this cake a little molasses edge, which cuts the sweetness of the berries and the richness of the cream cheese. I like a combination of blueberries and raspberries, but you can add blackberries, too, or cranberries when the weather is cooler. Strawberries get a little too soft when they are folded into this batter.

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