Orange-Cranberry Pound Cake
Recipe type: Dessert
Serves: 12
- 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
- juice of 1 orange or any orange juice (view site to see options)
- ¼ cup butter
- 1 cup sugar
- ⅓ cup craisins
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- In a mixing bowl, cream the butter and sugar, beating until light and fluffy.
- Add the eggs, one at a time, and beat well after each addition.
- Stir in the milk, vanilla and orange zest.
- Sift together the remaining dry ingredients and add to the wet ingredients, stirring gently just until well combined.
- Fold in the dried cranberries. Pour the batter into a greased and floured 10 inch tube pan.
- 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..
- Melt butter in a sauce pan.
- Stir in orange juice and sugar. Bring to a low boil and add craisins.
- Drizzle over warm cake.
Recipe by Clever Housewife at http://cleverhousewife.com/2013/01/orange-cranberry-pound-cake-recipe/
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