Cranberry Marscapone Pound Cake Recipes

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.

GRAND MARNIER CRANBERRY POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Grease and flour a 10-in. fluted tube pan., In a microwave-safe bowl, toss cranberries with Grand Marnier; microwave, covered, on high just until heated through. Cool slightly., In a large bowl, beat butter, cream cheese and sugar until blended. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda; add to butter mixture alternately with yogurt, beating well after each addition. Drain cranberries; fold cranberries into batter., Transfer batter to prepared pan. Bake 55-65 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely., In a small bowl, mix Grand Marnier and enough confectioners' sugar to reach a drizzling consistency. Spoon over cake.

CRANBERRY MASCARPONE CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a 9-inch springform pan with cooking spray. Place pan on a triple layer of foil large enough to wrap around the pan so the layers come all the way up the outside of the pan.
• In a medium bowl, stir to combine cookie crumbs, sugar, stevia, and butter. Press mixture into bottom and 1 inch up the sides of the pan. Bake until set, about 15 minutes. Let cool completely.
• Lower oven temperature to 325 degrees F.
• In a large bowl or a stand mixer with the paddle, beat cream cheese, mascarpone, sugar, stevia, eggs, vanilla, and orange zest until combined and smooth. Scrape into the pan.
• Place pan in a large roasting pan with high sides. Pour in enough scalding hot water to come halfway up the pan sides. Bake until cheesecake is set around the edge but still jiggly in center, about 1 hour 10 minutes.
• Remove cheesecake from water bath, remove foil, and let cool completely at room temperature. Refrigerate for at least 24, and up to 48, hours.
• In a medium saucepan, combine orange juice, sugar, and stevia. Bring to a boil; stir in cranberries and simmer, stirring occasionally, until thick and glossy, 10 to 15 minutes. Transfer to a wide, shallow pan and refrigerate until completely cool.
• Before serving, spread cranberry sauce on top of cheesecake.

CRANBERRY-PECAN POUND CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream the butter, cream cheese and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder, salt and orange zest; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Fold in cranberries and pecans., Transfer to a greased and floured 10-in. fluted tube pan. Bake at 325° for 50-60 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. Dust with confectioners' sugar.

CRANBERRY-MARSCAPONE POUND CAKE RECIPE

Steps:

• 1. Oven 350 degrees; butter and flour 8x5" bread pan. Don't use PAM. Toss chips w/ add'l flour, toss cranberries with add'l flour 2. Combine flour, baking powder and salt, sift THREEE times, set aside 3. Over medium heat, brown 2.5 TBS butter until it is amber, remove foam and set aside 4. Whisk egg with vanilla and set aside 5. Mix butter on medium speed until creamy, slowly add sugar and continue beating until creamy. 6. Add heavy cream and mascarpone and beat on medium speed 7. Turn mixer on low speed and gradually add dry ingredients alternately with eggs. 8. Add chocolate chunks to batter and stir well, then gently stir in cranberries. 9. Pour batter into prepared loaf pan, smooth the top and gently tap the pan on counter to remove air bubbles. 10. With a butter knife draw a line down the center of the pound cake and pour browned butter into the line. 11. Bake until top of cake is golden brown and toothpick inserted comes out clean - 55-65 minutes. Cool in pan for 15", then remove from pan and cool on wire rack. 8x5 foil pan - bake 50 minutes, rotating every 15 minutes. 8x6 flat pan - bake 45 minutes rotating every 15 minutes. 12. Cool cake completely. With a mixer cream together softened butter and cream cheese until smooth. Slowly add in powdered sugar and beat until smooth, mix in vanilla extract. Spread on top of cake and place in fridge until the frosting is set. Garnish with slivered almonds.