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31 Oct 2006 10:56 AM Fresh Orange-Cranberry Pound Cake
Do you want to wake up in the morning to a mouthwatering breakfast treats. I wake up in the morning sometimes and i want something sweet. I know a lot of people like to have something sweet with their cup of coffee, here is the perfect recipe for that. Cake: 1 stick unsalted butter, cut up,1/4 cups heavy cream, 3 large eggs, at room temperature, 11/4 cups granulated sugar, 2 teaspoon baking powder, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 21/4 cups all-purpose flour, 2 teaspoon finely grated fresh prange peel, 21/2 cups fresh cranberries, coarsely choppped Glaze: 1 cup confectioners' sugar, Pinch of saltm 1 tablespoon hot water, 1 tablespoon corn syrup and 1/4 teasdpoon vanilla extract Make cake: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly butter a 10-inch tube pan. Coat lightly with flour and tap out excess. Heat butter and cream in a small saucepan over low heat, stirring until butter is melted. Remove from heat and let cool. In a large bowl, beat eggs and granulated sugar with an electric mixer on high hspeed until fluffy, about 5 minutes. Add baking powder and salt and mix on low speed until blended. Add half of flour and entire cooled cream mixture; mix on low speed until blended. Add remaining flour and beat on medium speed for 2 minutes; mixture should be thick and gooey. Stir in orange peel and then fold in cranberries. Scrape batter into prepared pan and smooth top. Bake until a tester inserted in center comes out clean, about 1 hour. Let cool in pan for 15 minutes, turn out onto a rack and let cool completely. Make glaze: Combing confectioners' sugar and slat in a medium bowl. Add water, corn syrup and vanilla and stir with a fork unitl smooth. Drozzle glaze over cake, letting some drip down sides. Let stand for 15 minutes before serving.  cooknwoman (112) 08 Jan 2008 10:13 AMBoy this cake sounds wonderful -can't wait to try it! You wouldn't happen to have a lowfat version would you? Thanks, Susie Pedersen (cooknwoman@aol.com) Community Tags Food Discuss this article
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