CRANBERRY ORANGE POUND CAKE

By sugarbear

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter
• 1 3/4 cups sugar
• 2 Tablespoons orange zest
• 3 eggs
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 3/4 cup buttermilk
• 2 1/2 cups fresh cranberries
• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• Orange Glaze
• 1 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 1 Tablespoon orange juice
• 1 Tablespoon orange zest
• 1 Tablespoon milk
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla

Preparation

Step 1

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

2. In a large bowl, cream butter, sugar and orange zest together for 3 to 5 minutes.

3. Add eggs one at a time and beat an addition minute per egg.

4. In a separate large bowl, mix and combine dry ingredients together.

5. Add dry ingredients alternatively with the buttermilk to the butter/sugar/orange zest/egg mixture. Fold in cranberries.

6. Grease and flour either 2 large bread pans or 3 small bread pans.

7. Pour batter and bake at 350 degrees F for 55 to 60 min.

8. Let loaves cool and pour glaze over them.


Orange Glaze

1. Whisk glaze ingredients together until smooth.