Orange-Cranberry Pound Cake
Recipe type: Dessert
Serves: 12
 
Ingredients
  • 2 sticks of butter, softened
  • 3 cups sugar
  • 5 eggs
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • zest of one medium orange
  • ¼ tsp cinnamon
  • ¼ tsp fresh nutmeg
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 1 cup craisins
Glaze:
  • juice of 1 orange or any orange juice (view site to see options)
  • ¼ cup butter
  • 1 cup sugar
  • ⅓ cup craisins
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350°.
  2. In a mixing bowl, cream the butter and sugar, beating until light and fluffy.
  3. Add the eggs, one at a time, and beat well after each addition.
  4. Stir in the milk, vanilla and orange zest.
  5. Sift together the remaining dry ingredients and add to the wet ingredients, stirring gently just until well combined.
  6. Fold in the dried cranberries. Pour the batter into a greased and floured 10 inch tube pan.
  7. Bake for 1 hour or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Let the cake cool in the pan then turn out onto plate..
To prepare glaze:
  1. Melt butter in a sauce pan.
  2. Stir in orange juice and sugar. Bring to a low boil and add craisins.
  3. Drizzle over warm cake.
Recipe by Clever Housewife at http://cleverhousewife.com/2013/01/orange-cranberry-pound-cake-recipe/