the girl with the baked goods: Cranberry Buckle with Vanilla Crumb

I finally found fresh cranberries! Oddly enough, I have not always been able to find them at the supermarkets and by chance, a packet of fresh cranberries caught my eye last weekend and I was determined to dig up my all my cranberry recipes and bake one! So, this week's baked good is the Cranberry Buckle topped with a simple vanilla crumb.

The best part about these different types of berries is that you can freeze them, this means you don't have to use them as soon as you buy them. However, I come to realise that cranberries are kinda a lil too sour for me. I don't know if it was the batch I bought but I still prefer its fellow berries - blueberries, raspberries, etc.

But, the cake of this buckle is really soft and fluffy and super super yummy. It makes such a satisfying afternoon snack!

Here's what you'll need:

Vanilla crumb:
- 1 1/2 cups flour
- 1/4 cup granulated white sugar
- 1/4 cup light brown sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract

Cranberry buckle:
- 1 3/4 cups flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter
- 1 cup granulated white sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 2 cups cranberries (fresh or frozen)

1. Vanilla crumb: Whisk together the flour, white and brown sugars and salt. Then cut in the butter (cut into small cubes) with a fork or knife until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Then drizzle the vanilla extract all over. Set it aside.

2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Butter an 8 inch square cake pan.

3. Cranberry buckle: Sift the flour, baking powder and salt. Whisk them together and set it aside.

4. Cream together the butter and sugar until it's light and fluffy.

5. Mix in the eggs, one at a time, beat well after each addition. Then mix in the vanilla extract.

6. Mix in the flour mixture in 3 additions, alternating with the sour cream, starting and ending with the flour (flour - sour cream - flour - sour cream - flour). Mix well after each addition.