Best Orange Pound Cake With Cranberry Compote Recipes

ORANGE CRANBERRY POUND 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.

CRANBERRY-ORANGE POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325°F. Grease and flour 12-cup fluted tube cake pan, or spray with baking spray with flour.
• In large bowl, beat cake mix, pudding mix, water, softened butter, orange peel and eggs with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds, scraping bowl constantly, then on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Fold in cranberries. Spread in pan.
• Bake 57 to 65 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 15 minutes; remove from pan. Cool completely, about 1 hour. Sprinkle with powdered sugar.
• In 1-quart saucepan, cook sauce ingredients over medium heat about 4 minutes, stirring constantly, until thickened and bubbly. Serve warm or cool sauce with cake. Store cake loosely covered at room temperature and sauce covered in refrigerator.

ORANGE-CRANBERRY POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour 9x5-inch loaf pan. In large bowl, beat butter and 3/4 cup granulated sugar with electric mixer on medium speed 3 minutes until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add orange juice and vanilla; beat 30 seconds or until well blended.
• Add flour, baking powder and salt; beat on low speed 30 seconds or just until blended. With spoon, fold in cranberries and orange peel. Spoon batter into pan. Sprinkle with coarse sugar.
• Bake 50 to 55 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 15 minutes. Remove from pan to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 1 hour 30 minutes.

CRANBERRY-ORANGE POUND CAKE

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.