Cranberries-Sour Cream Cake  | 
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                                            Prep Time: 30 Minutes Cook Time: 60 Minutes  | 
                                            Ready In: 90 Minutes Servings: 8  | 
                                         
                                        
                                     
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                    This recipe is from Maman Dion. Ingredients: 
                    
                        
                                                1/3 cup brown sugar  |  
                                                2 tablespoons sugar  |  
                                                1 cup ground almonds  |  
                                                1 teaspoon ground cinnamon  |  
                                                1/2 cup all-purpose flour  |  
                                                1/4 cup butter, room temperature  |  
                                                1/2 teaspoon vanilla  |  
                                                4 egg yolks  |  
                                                2/3 cup sour cream  |  
                                                1/2 teaspoon almond extract  |  
                                                1 teaspoon vanilla  |  
                                                1 2/3 cups all-purpose flour  |  
                                                1 cup sugar  |  
                                                1/2 teaspoon baking soda  |  
                                                1/2 teaspoon baking powder  |  
                                                1/2 teaspoon salt  |  
                                                1/3 cup almonds, blanched, slivered  |  
                                                3/4 cup butter, room temperature  |  
                                                3/4 cup frozen cranberries  |  
                                                
                     
                    Directions: 
                    
                        
                            
                                1. Garnish: Mix brown sugar, sugar, almonds and cinnamon. Set aside 3/4 of this mixture. In the remaining mixture (1/4), add flour, butter and vanilla. Stir well and set aside. 2. Cake: Grease and flour a 9 inch springform pan. Preheat oven at 350°F. 3. Beat egg yolks with half sour cream, almond extract and vanilla for 2 minutes. Set aside. 4. In another bowl, mix flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, salt and almonds. 5. Add butter and remaining sour cream and mix for 2 minutes. Add mixture of egg yolks and beat until you obtain a good consistency of the dough. 6. Add cranberries and mix with a spatula. 7. Pour half the dough in the pan and cover with the first dry mixture (the 3/4). 8. Add remaining dough and sprinkle with the second dry mixture (the 1/4). 9. Bake in the center of oven for about 60 minutes. Let cool before to unmold.                              | 
                         
                         
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