A variation of this recipe has been in our family for geneations! It came down from my mother (who would have been 99 this year), who got it from her great aunt.( who would probably be around 150 yr.) We called it The Berry Dump Cake because you mix up the batter and just dump the berries and cinnamon-sugar on top. Have made it with every berry and stone-fruit California has to offer. It's great with apricots and cherries and even cranberries though you need a bit more sugar when using fresh cranberries, and a few toasted almonds add a nice crunch It can't be beat with vanilla ice cream or just heavy "pour" cream over a hot or warm slice, especially if you can't wait to whip the cream!!!!! Marty, thanks for all of this! And here I thought I was thinking up something new with the cranberries, when you'd already mentioned it... I love the thought of cold cream poured over warm cake. I think cream mixed with some puréed pumpkin and Fluff, poured over cranberry cake, would be a different Thanksgiving treat... Hey, we must be true bakers, thinking about Thanksgiving baking already, and it's just the first day of fall! Thanks for connecting - PJH

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