cranberry thanksgiving by wende and harry devlin

I reduced the baking time slightly, from the 40 to 50 minutes recommended in the book, to 35 minutes, because of the smaller size of our cake. I cut the recipe in half, because I wasn't sure if the children would like it, or not, and I didn't want to waste too many cranberries or nuts, if they didn't like it, so we only needed half the batter from a cake mix. chopped nuts (the recipe calls for walnuts, but we used pecans). The younger girls assisted me with the recipe, filling the pan with butter. However, I really recommend you check the entire book out, it's quickly become my second favorite in the series, right behind Cranberry Thanksgiving. You can view the recipe through the 'Look Inside' feature at (I am an Amazon associate, but am not being paid for this link), just type 'cake' in the 'Search Inside This Book' box. Not to mention the fact, that each and every story in the series has a recipe at the back.Ĭranberry Valentine, which we read yesterday, for instance, includes a recipe for 'Cranberry Upside-Down Cake'.

Even though the stories appear old fashioned, and not the sort the children usually pick, the characters have a timeless appeal, and a charm that has drawn them in. I've enjoyed rediscovering the Devlins' work with my children, and have been pleasantly surprised to find they like the books, too. Their Old Black Witch is the first book I remember reading with a recipe at the back, and I was hooked on the concept from then on. I love Wende and Harry Devlin's Cranberry series, mainly because I fell in love with the authors' work as a child.

Cranberry thanksgiving by wende and harry devlin