Christmas Morning Cranberry Orange Cake |
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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 60 Minutes |
Ready In: 60 Minutes Servings: 12 |
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With Christmas day festivities, this cranberry cake with orange glaze is wonderful served Christmas morning with coffee.Easy to make,refrigerated 24 hrs before serving.Orange glaze makes it extra special. Wonderful,serve during the holidays. Read more .Delish!! Ingredients:
2 1/4 cups flour |
1 cup granulated sugar |
1/4 teaspoon salt |
1 teaspoon baking powder |
1 teaspoon baking soda |
1 cup chopped nuts |
1 cup diced dates (optional) |
1 cup fresh cranberries |
grated rind of 2 oranges |
2 eggs, beaten with whisk |
1 cup buttermilk |
3/4 cup vegetable oil |
glaze |
1 cup orange juice |
1 cup granulated sugar |
Directions:
1. In large bowl, mix together first 5 ingredients
2. Add nuts, dates*, cranberries, and orange rind
3. In medium bowl, whisk eggs until beaten
4. Whisk milk and oil into beaten eggs, combining all
5. Add to flour, fruit mixture
6. Stir until blended
7. Pour into well-greased 10 inch tube pan
8. Bake 1 hour at 350 degrees
9. Let stand until partially cool
10. Remove cake from pan, and place on rack that has been placed over wide dish
11. Combine sugar and orange juice
12. Heat in microwave until sugar has dissolved
13. Pour over warm cake
14. Continue to pour over cake until all juice has been absorbed
15. Turn cake upside-down to coat underside also
16. Cool thoroughly
17. Wrap in foil and refrigerate 24 hours before serving.
18. It is supposed to last for 2 weeks in refrigerator, but the longest it has ever lasted at my house is about 2 days!!
19. *NOTE: I LOVE DATES, BUT I PREFER THIS ONE WITH CRANBERRIES ONLY
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