Frosted Cranberry Orange Cake My FAVORITE cake for the holidays

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I am saving the best for last...this is my favorite cake of all time. I make it for every holiday season. The tart cranberries contrast so well with the orange juice in the cake. Don't skip the orange zest, it brings a stubble sweet flavor in the moist cake.
This makes a full 9x13 inch pan- it is excellent, hide a piece for yourself:)

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Recipe:
2 1/2 Cups Flour
2 teaspoons Baking Powder
1/2 teaspoon Baking Soda
3/4 Cup Salted Butter, softened to room temperature
1 1/2 Cups Granulated Sugar
4 Large Egg Whites, discard the egg yolks
2 teaspoons Vanilla Extract
1/3 Cup Whole Milk, 1% or 2% work too
1/2 Cup Sour Cream
2 Cups Cranberries, fresh or frozen (if using frozen do not thaw first)
2 teaspoons Flour
3 Tablespoons Orange Zest, freshly grated
1/2 Cup Orange Juice

For the Cream Cheese Frosting
1/4 Cup Unsalted Butter, softened to room temperature
6 Ounces Cream Cheese, brick-style, softened to room temperature
2-3 Cups Powdered Sugar, sifted
1-2 Tablespoons Whipping Cream, milk works too
1-2 Tablespoons Orange Zest, for decorating

Preheat the oven to 350 F degrees.
Line the bottom of a 9×13 inch cake pan with parchment paper, and grease the sides of the pan with cooking spray or grease and flour the entire pan.
In a large bowl sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt ensuring there aren’t lumps in the flour.
Set aside.
In a separate large bowl using a stand mixer or hand-held electric mixer, beat together the butter and sugar on medium speed and fluffy and no lumps remain (about 1-2 minutes).
Add in the egg whites and vanilla and continue beating until combined (about 30 seconds).
Then turn the mixer down to low speed and beat in the milk and sour cream.
With the mixer on low speed, carefully beat in the flour mixture. Be very careful not to over mix the batter.
Turn off the mixer and scrape down the sides of the bowl with a large rubber spatula or wooden spoon.
In a separate medium sized bowl (or the bowl that you used to sift together the flour mixture), toss the chopped cranberries with 2 teaspoons of flour.
Carefully stir the chopped cranberries, orange zest and orange juice into cake batter using your large rubber spatula or wooden spoon.
Pour the batter into your prepared pan and smooth the top with your spatula.
Bake for 30-40 minutes or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean and the edges of the cake are pulling away from the sides of the pan.
Allow to cool fully before frosting.

For the Cream Cheese Frosting

In a large bowl using a stand mixer or hand-held electric mixer, beat the cream cheese and butter on medium speed until softened and no lumps remain.
Turn down the mixer to low speed and careful beat in the powdered sugar about 1/2 cup at a time.
Finally, beat in the whipping cream 1 tablespoon at a time until the desired sweetness level and consistency are reached. You may need to add in a little extra powdered sugar as necessary. The frosting should be smooth, and thinner than peanut butter in consistency.