Cranberry Orange Cream Cheese Pound Cake Recipe 395

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter and flour two medium sized loaf pans (about 8x5x2.5 each), and set aside. In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, mix together butter, cream cheese, and sugar until creamy. When mixer is light in color and fluffy, add the zest. Set mixer to low and add in eggs, one at a time, incorporating well after each addition. Stir in vanilla. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt. With the mixer on low, slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix until just incorporated. Fold in cranberries. Divide batter evenly between your loaf pans. Place on a baking sheet, and bake for 45 to 50 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Remove from oven. Place cakes on a wire rack to cool. After about 5 minutes, lay cakes on their sides, and allow to cool for another 5 minutes. Flip cakes onto their other sides and cool for another 5 minutes. Remove cakes from pans, and let cool on the wire rack. Drizzle with orange glaze while the cake is still warm. Serve warm or at room temperature. Orange Glaze: Whisk confectioners sugar, butter, orange zest and orange juice together in a small bowl. Add more juice or sugar to achieve the desired consistency.

Steps:

• Cream butter and cream cheese together until smooth and creamy.
• Add the sugar, one cup at a time and blend well.
• Add 2 eggs; then one cup flour and blend until mixed.
• Add 2 more eggs; then another cup of flour and blend until mixed.
• Add last 2 eggs and last cup flour and blend well.
• Add salt, orange extract and orange peel and blend until well mixed.
• Grease and flour a bundt pan and pour cake dough into bundt pan.
• IN A COLD OVEN, place the cake pan and turn oven on to 300 degrees.
• Cook for 2 hours or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Grease and flour a 10-in. fluted tube pan., In a large bowl, cream butter, cream cheese and sugar until light and fluffy. Add 1 egg at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in 2 tablespoons orange juice and the zest. In another bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture, beating just until combined., In a small bowl, mix cranberry sauce, cherries and remaining orange juice. Spoon two-thirds of the batter into prepared pan. Spread with cranberry mixture. Top with remaining batter., Bake 50-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Loosen sides from pan with a knife. Cool in pan 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely., In a small bowl, mix confectioners' sugar, orange zest and enough orange juice to reach desired consistency. Pour glaze over top of cake, allowing some to flow over sides.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in vanilla and orange zest. Combine flour, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with sour cream. Fold in cranberries. , Pour into a greased and floured 10-in. fluted tube pan. Bake at 350° for 65-70 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely., In a small saucepan, combine sugar and flour. Stir in cream and butter; bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. Boil for 2 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in vanilla. Serve warm over cake.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease and flour 9 inch bundt pan.
• In mixing bowl, using mixer on medium speed, cream butter, cream cheese, and sugar until light and fluffy.
• Reduce speed to low and mix in eggs one at a time.
• Add vanilla and orange zest, scraping the sides of the bowl after each addition.
• Stir together dry ingredients (flour, baking powder, cloves, and salt) in a medium bowl, mixing well.
• Gradually add the dry ingredients to the butter mixture.
• Beat on low speed until smooth.
• DO NOT over beat.
• Fold in cranberries.
• Pour into the nonstick prepared Bundt cake pan (I do spray mine lightly with PAM to prevent sticking).
• Bake for 50 to 55 minutes or until knife inserted in the center comes out clean.
• Cool completely before serving and dust with powdered sugar if desired.